. >> lauren ennis and ben erskine were swept into the avalanche themselves while skiing thursday, butere able to free themselves once it stopped, something other skiers couldn't do. so they started pulling people up out of the snow. lauren and janet snapped this photo after the ordeal, and janet decided to hit the slopes again the next morning, which is pretty incredible considering what happened to her. a near death experience. >>> paul is now focused on another storm headed towards us, and perhaps, i imagine, leading to more snow in the sierra? >> yes, this is going to be another significant snow maker for the sierra. it will be a decent rain maker for the bay area. not compared in either rain or wind in terms of what we saw last year with those atmospheric rivers. some good news there. this is mostly going to be beneficial. we've seen a few showers skirting through the bay area already this evening, but the bulk of the rain is still down the line. looks pretty widespread to start the day on saturday. it will be light to moderate rain, and for areas south of the golden gate, we'll s