SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento skier’s video captured the moments he rescued a man buried headfirst in deep snow after a powerful mid-February storm.
After driving seven hours from Sacramento to Palisades Tahoe on Feb. 18, Carson Schmidt said he and his friends were skiing chutes between the KT-22 chairlift and Olympic Lady when he noticed something unusual in the snow.
“I saw ski tips, and I realized someone needed help,” Schmidt said…