Rescue crews found the man buried under two feet of snow more than an hour after the avalanche occurred, according to officials

As one man became buried, the other tried to locate him by using his avalanche rescue transceiver, officials with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said.

A snowmobiler was rescued after being buried in an avalanche, Colorado officials said. On Monday the snowmobiler was caught in an avalanche on Shrine Mountain in Vail Pass, according to an accident report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.