Two skiers have been rescued after they were trapped in an avalanche at the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico, according to officials from the ski resort.
The men were trapped for 22 minutes after the avalanche sent snow pummeling down a mountain around 11:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Chris Stagg, vice president of Taos Ski Valley, Inc., told ABC News.
Rescuers dug the skiers out and transported them to a local clinic, Stagg said. Their conditions are not known.
The trigger of the avalanche is unknown at this time but a full investigation of the incident and its cause will be conducted.
Rescuers are continuing to search for other people who may be buried under the snow, ABC Albuquerque affiliate KOAT reported.
It is unclear what triggered the avalanche, which occurred on the K3 shoot off Kachina Peak, the ski resort wrote on Twitter.
Additional details were not immediately available.
ABC News’ David Herndon and Clayton Sandell contributed to this report.
