A man and a woman were at the base of the Black Dike route when the snow gave way Sunday morning, New Hampshire Fish and Game said.

Two climbers were caught in an avalanche on Cannon Cliffs, New Hampshire; the male climber was partially buried but both survived and self-evacuated before rescue arrived.

Two people were rescued Sunday after they became trapped by an avalanche while ice climbing in New Hampshire's White Mountains. The New Hampshire Department said they were notified around 12:15 p.m. Sunday of two climbers in need of assistance.

Two ice climbers had to be rescued after getting stuck in an avalanche on a New Hampshire mountain Sunday, authorities said.