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here is valerie castro with thee back country.vival in front of the avalanche. >> stay on top. >> reporter: the snowboarder blake nielsen coming to a stop after sliding some 300 feet in kessler, utah. >> reporter: what was going through your mind? >> stay on top. >> were you scared? >>. >> reporter: one technique according to a avalanche forecaster, that proved to be a life saving technique. >> he is swimming as if he were in a river, and so you want to try to swim, and work yourself to the edges. >> reporter: and the avalanches are led to considerable, and three skiers escaped this one north of salt lake city. one of them triggered around his skis. >> reporter: but in the colorado back country, four lives have been claimed this season, and two snowmobilers are rescued this weekend, and two snowmobilers and dogs found them. so far, the death toll to six in washington. the risk for those willing to take the ride are called upon to be fair, and pack a transmitter and a probe. >> when somebody switched their transmitter to search mod