Utah brothers survive avalanche after one pulls other out of snow burial

Two brothers are lucky to be alive this holiday season after being caught up in an avalanche that buried one brother under snow. 

The avalanche happened on Christmas Eve in the Steep Hollow area of Franklin Basin in Cache County, FOX 13 News Utah reported. 

The local TV station said the men were riding snowmobiles when one of them triggered the avalanche.

One of the brothers was carried for about 150 yards prior to being fully buried, according to an incident report from the Utah Avalanche Center.