The Vail Daily reports Michael Laush was celebrating his 40th birthday on Vail Mountain when he became trapped headfirst in snow Saturday.
Tom Nern and Karen Nern, who is CPR-certified, saw a woman screaming for help. They then saw a pair of ski boots sticking out of the ground.
The Nerns, retired OB-GYN Beth McCrann and others started digging Laush out. Tom Nern says they pulled out a corpse. Laush was purple and wasn’t breathing.
McCrann and Karen Nern performed CPR. Karen Nern says Laush’s pulse came back after three rounds of chest compressions.
Laush was taken to a Denver hospital and made a quick recovery.