Stunning video shows a skier hanging off a ski lift in Big Bear as two others held her by her arms.
Janet He is grateful to be alive after being caught in the deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, getting swept about 200 feet down the mountain and buried before a stranger came and rescued her.
The avalanche covered the skiers with a thick cloud of snow for one to two minutes.
Local ski resorts have been busy preparing to open for the season, and this next storm system could provide an extra boost.
A monster-sized slip 'n slide is now open at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie.
The skiers were blasted with freezing cold water in 7-degree weather at Beech Mountain Resort in Avery County, North Carolina.