Two skiers saved another man’s life after they found him buried in deep snow on a Lake Tahoe mountain just one day after the horrific avalanche that killed nine people.

A group of 15 backcountry skiers were buried by an avalanche near Castle Peak in California’s Nevada County near Lake Tahoe on February 17.

Nine of the skiers, including six mothers on a trip and three ski guides, were killed by the snow slide, making it one of the deadliest backcountry disasters in California history.

One day later, two skiers were filmed rescuing another man they found cover in snow at the nearby Palisades Ski Resort.

Carson Schmidt, one of the rescuers, wrote on social media that he and his friend were skiing between KT and Olympic Lady runs at the resort when they saw the tips of the man’s skis in the whiteout on February 18.

‘For whatever reason we just stop below, and I see ski tips and next thing you know, you just kind of go into go mode and just dig him out until you can find his face,’ Schmidt told KCRA.

The heart-stopping footage begins with Schmidt shouting to his friend about how deep the snow is when he notices the other skier and asks, ‘Are they good?’

Schmidt and his friend rush over to the other skier and immediately begin to dig him out.

Two skiers saved another man’s life after they found him buried in deep snow on a Lake Tahoe mountain just one day after the horrific avalanche that killed nine people

Carson Schmidt and his friend were skiing at the nearby Palisades Ski Resort when they noticed the buried skier

‘You hear a big inhale once the snow is off of his face,’ Schmidt told CBS Sacramento, noting there was about four feet of snow on top of the man.

‘He was in total shock, like all he wanted to find was his wife.’  

Schmidt said he hopes that his posts serves as a reminder about the importance of ski safety.

‘I hope my post brings awareness to the skiing community to ski with a friend. You never know where you’re going to be,’ he said.

‘Everybody needs to be aware when you go out in that deep of snow. You need to ski with a partner, and you need to be trained. You need to have beacon, shovel, probe. You need to have all the right stuff.’

It is unclear how long the man was buried or what happened to the man after he was rescued. 

Schmidt told local media he was blue when they dug him out, but the man was able to ski away. 

The Daily Mail contacted Palisades Ski Resort for more information.

A group of 15 backcountry skiers were buried by an avalanche near Castle Peak in California’s Nevada County near Lake Tahoe on February 17 (pictured)

The rescue comes amid a deadly winter and ski season for the Lake Tahoe and Sierra Nevada mountain region.

Six of the women killed by the Castle Peak avalanche were part of a group of mom friends on a ski trip.

They have been identified by their families as Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar and Kate Vitt. 

The three others who were killed were Blackbird Mountain Guides identified as Andrew Alissandratos, Michael Henry and Nicole Choo.

Just days later, two more skiers were killed in the Lake Tahoe area, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to ‘two separate fatal ski incidents’ at Heavenly Mountain Resort, located on the California-Nevada border on February 20.

In the first incident, a spokesperson for the resort told South Tahoe Now that the ski patrol responded to a report of a 33-year-old man caught up in an accident on the intermediate Orion trail.

In the second incident, the ski patrol responded to a 58-year-old man’s ‘serious medical event’ on the Tamarack Return trail, CBS News reported.

Colin Kang, 21, was also found dead on an expert-level ski trail on February 19 after went missing while going skiing on his break from Northstar California Resort in Truckee on February 17, the same day as the deadly avalanche.