Mark felt helpless as he watched the search and rescue team dig snow out of the buried SUV. When they had paused digging and yelled to the occupants, only one had replied. He told Jimmy that his name was Tristan and he had been driving. He and his two friends, Jayden and Nate, were on their way to the resort to spend a two-week ski vacation. Unfortunately, since the avalanche had enveloped his vehicle, he had heard only a few sounds from his friends, and that ended shortly after the crash.
“Do we have an update?” Dr. York’s voice came through the radio.
“Still working to free the first one we know is alive. He’s the driver and is buried the deepest. We’ve had to go back to shovels for everyone’s safety and to dig out the inside of the vehicle. The back end is packed full of snow that’s l
