Special Gear May Have Saved Skier Who Got Buried In Avalanche

SILVERTON, Colo. (CBS4) – A backcountry skier was both lucky and well prepared when he got buried in an avalanche this week near Silverton.
The skier apparently triggered the avalanche and the large slide sent the man down onto Highway 550, where it buried him several feet deep in snow.
Sallie Barney and her husband, a backcountry ski safety instructor, happened to drive up to the scene moments later.
“We had shovels in the car then he just rushed up to the scene and started digging,