Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was hiking at Taos Ski Valley on Thursday when an avalanche happened. He was one of several people who jumped in to do whatever they could to find the missing skiers.Hundreds of skiers helped search for two missing skiers after the avalanche at Kachina Peak. It happened around 11:30 a.m. Johnson along with a line of other skiers jumped in to help.“Somebody came down and threw probes to us, so we started probing,” skier John Vanderbosch said. Johnson was very emotional when describing the rescue. “We're all together and we are all recognizing that we could be the victim under this so let's find them,” Johnson said. Crews were able to rescue the two skiers, who were taken to local hospitals. “You jump in and you help with the search and rescue and do what you can because that's what skiers do,” Vanderbosch said. One skier is in critical condition, as of Thursday night the other’s was unknown.

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was hiking at Taos Ski Valley on Thursday when an avalanche happened. He was one of several people who jumped in to do whatever they could to find the missing skiers.

Hundreds of skiers helped search for two missing skiers after the avalanche at Kachina Peak. It happened around 11:30 a.m.


Johnson along with a line of other skiers jumped in to help.

“Somebody came down and threw probes to us, so we started probing,” skier John Vanderbosch said.

Johnson was very emotional when describing the rescue.

“We're all together and we are all recognizing that we could be the victim under this so let's find them,” Johnson said.

Crews were able to rescue the two skiers, who were taken to local hospitals.

“You jump in and you help with the search and rescue and do what you can because that's what skiers do,” Vanderbosch said.

One skier is in critical condition, as of Thursday night the other’s was unknown.