Here is where we dug out Ann. One arm, both legs, and most of her torso was buried. Her head was above the snow. The one free hand had the glove pulled off during the avalanche. This hand was too cold to dig herself out with. See all the trees around?! Note the ski pole which was still in herburied hand.
Here is where we dug out Bob. Only his feet stuck out of the snow. His head was buried towards the bottom left of the hole. His back was lodged against the tree in the foreground. Note how deep the wall of snow is, by comparing to the snow shovel. Both hands still grasped his poles.
A view of the avalanche slope, looking up. This is about 50 feet upslope from the above burial sites. Sliding through trees is scary! The avalanche started above the rocks you see towards the top of the hill. Within a second the entire slope slid as a slab avalanche.
Side view of the slope. Estimated angle 35 degrees.