A snowmobiler was lucky to avoid serious injury after being partially buried by a large avalanche in southeastern Utah, prompting officials to highlight the risks posed by the state's latest wave of snow.

A 40-year-old Russian national who plunged off a bridge after his snowmobile collided with a guardrail is expected to survive after being rescued by

Wade Wines pulled the 36-year-old rider from frigid waters using ice picks and rope as the ice cracked beneath him during the Sunday, Jan. 4, rescue on Bush Lake in Holly.