Overview
- New Hampshire Fish and Game said the skiers reported losing the trail in darkness and high winds with near-zero visibility.
- The pair were stuck in a drainage in waist-deep snow with about 2% phone battery and insufficient warm clothing or light.
- Conservation officers and PEMI Valley Search and Rescue rode snowmobiles several miles up the mountain, then hiked through deep snow to reach them.
- Rescuers located the men around 11 p.m. after the 4:55 p.m. call and returned to the staging area by about 2 a.m. Sunday.
- The skiers were identified as Romain Tronchi, 30, of Cambridge, and Gabriel Mahe, 32, of Somerville, with no injuries reported.