Alaskan Snowmobilers Dig Out Moose Caught in Avalanche A moose in Alaska has three snowmobilers to thank for making it to the New Year. On December 28, Marty Mobley, Rob Uphus and Avery Vunichich were snowmobiling at Hatcher Pass, about 55 miles northeast of Anchorage when they passed a small bowl, covered in both ski and moose tracks. When they came back an hour later, they saw an avalanche had covered the tracks. The men saw a snout sticking up through the snow, and heard noises coming from the area. They immediately grabbed their shovels and headed over to start digging. “It looked like a guy’s […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | January 3, 2015 3 Comments