BONNER COUNTY, Idaho -- Members of the Priest Lake Search and Rescue team have recovered the body of a snowmobiler who died in an avalanche Saturday near McCormick Lake in Bonner County.

Bill Olmo with Priest Lake Search and Rescue says the rider set off the avalanche Saturday afternoon while riding in a steep area on the back side of Echo Bowl near McCormick Lake.

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office confirmed the identity of that rider as that of 32-year-old Marek Dabrowski.

Olmo says search and rescue members happened to be riding in the area above Echo Bowl and saw the avalanche happen. They rushed to the aid of Dabrowski, who was buried under three to four feet of snow.

The search and rescue riders pulled Dabrowski from the snow and began CPR, but were unable to revive him.

According to Olmo, the rescuers deemed conditions to be too dangerous to transport Dabrowski's body out of the area on Saturday. A private helicopter recovered the body at about 11:00 Sunday morning.

Olmo says Dabrowski was an experienced rider from North Idaho and was riding with a buddy on Saturday when the avalanche happened. The other rider was not involved in the avalanche.

Olmo says the recent snowfall, coupled with hard frozen snow from early-season storms has made for ideal avalanche conditions.