Ski tourers caught by an avalancheA handout picture made available by Bavarian Red Cross in Berchtesgadener Land shows a rescue team preparing to save ski tourers trapped by an avalanche on the Zwiesel mountain near Bad Reichenhall , Germany , 21 January 2018 . According to a report of the Red Cross , two local ski tourers on the Zwiesel ( Chiemgau Alps ) at an altitude of around 1 , 550 meters between the alpine pasture and the summit were caught and buried by an avalanche ; one of the men complete , the second to the thighs . Other ski mountaineers managed to quickly locate and dig up the completely buried who had been pushed against a tree by the snow masses . Both men got away unharmed . EPA / MARKUS LEITNER / RED CROSS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전