Missing Lake Tahoe skiers are safe and sound by Zuzana Zelenakova

Patrick Frost, 35 and Christopher Gerwig, 32 were found safe on Monday morning, spotted by a Placer County Sheriff's Department helicopter just two miles from Alpine Meadows ski resort. The two skiers went missing near Lake Tahoe after the savage winter storm, which brought heaps of snow into the area. They were last seen on Saturday morning at the ski resort mentioned above, which is situated west of the lake. The two skiers, both of them San Francisco dwellers, have survived by making a snow cave and cuddling together for warmth. "They said they kind of got their knowledge of building snow caves from the Discovery channel," said sheriff's Lt. Jeff Ausnow. Fortunately, they had some Power Bars with them so they were not starving either. They melted snow in plastic bag to have something to drink. After the rescue team found them they were transported to Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital. According to the hospital spokeswoman they have suffered no grave injuries, only minor frostbite. "We never ever considered giving up. We were going to make it," Frost said as they left the hospital. When the storm left Lake Tahoe area it moved towards Southern California, where subsequently 53-year-old Ellen Coleman of Riverside was reported missing on Sunday on Mount San Jacinto. She was about to hike to the summit. The woman was found Monday on the mountain. Snow and ice was also the reason for closing the Grapevine section of Interstate 5, which passes through the mountains about 65 miles north of Los Angeles. It was reopened Monday morning.

by Zuzana Zelenakova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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