they had been the athletes had been skiing off-trail at team s european training base when an avalanche took their lives. it s a very sad day for the u.s. ski team. on these slopes, a beautiful day gave way to disaster. as two skiers lost their lives monday. two olympic hopefuls 20-year-old ronnie berlack and 19-year-old bryce astle, were among a group of six athletes skiing down the mountain. the group venturing into an area off the prepared path and under an avalanche alert. according to the resort the skiers triggered the avalanche that took their lives, the our four able to ski out without injuries. the rescue effort lasting nearly an hour 60 people two helicopters, dog and me medical staff rushing to the scene. the two were found buried under nine to 15 feet of snow. berlack and astle both had promising ski careers ahead of them.
but now their team and the ski racing community is in mourning after the lives of ronnie berlack and bryce astle were tragically cut short in an avalanche on the austrian alps. 20-year-old berlack and 19-year-old astle were part of a group of six ski racers when the accident happened. their teammates said they tried everything to rescue their friends but the two ended up buried beneath about ten feet of snow. it took search teams 13 hours to find them because neither had on gear designed to send out signals in the event of an accident. rachel nichols is live in new york. there were avalanche warnings in the area before these guys hit the slopes. do we have any idea if they knew that? reporter: we ll never know that for sure. but there was a lot of information available out there. these conditions had been going on for a few days. there were warnings on tv on the radio, signs around various ski slopes. in fact there have been some minor incidents already at other
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