Two skiers had to be rescued March 4 after they skied out of bounds at Heavenly Mountain Resort.

“They soon found themselves in waist deep snow due to the recent storm. Both subjects were fatigued and it was quickly growing dark when they called for help,” EDSO said.

El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies along with Tahoe Search and Rescue began the search after getting the call about 5:30pm Sunday. The two were located a couple hours later, and were able to ski out with the assistance of the rescue crew.

Heavenly had received more than 4 feet of snow in the last week.

The names, hometown and ages of the men have not been released.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report