A skier who was rescued after being buried in snow for hours is speaking out after his wife used Apple's "Find My" technology to help ski patrol locate him.
"I was given the gift of life for a second time," Michael Harris told "Good Morning America" in an interview that aired Friday.
Harris was skiing on Feb. 26 at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington when he said an avalanche turned his dream day into a nightmare.
"I started to see the snow below me, and these large slats or slabs start to rush down the mountain," Harris recalled.
The 52-year-old, an avid skier, said he ultimately found himself trapped in a snow hole several feet deep for more than four hours.
"I went directly to vocal speaking out loud to God, and I said, 'I don't know how you'd be able to do this, but I need you to let somebody know that I'm in trouble,'" he said.
Harris' wife Penny had been periodically checking where he was through Apple's "Find My" app, which lets users turn on location-sharing on their iPhones and share that location with others.
"I looked at his location again and noticed it was in the same spot," Penny Harris told "GMA."
Penny Harris said she didn't hesitate to jump into action when she realized what might have occurred.
"[I] didn't think twice ... 'I'm getting to my husband no matter what,'" she recounted.
Penny Harris said she drove 80 minutes to meet ski patrol at Stevens Pass.
Ski patrol staff eventually located Michael Harris, who was unconscious at the time but breathing on his own.
The resort told ABC News, "Stevens Pass places the highest value on the safety of our guests," adding that its ski patrol "regularly performs avalanche mitigation work, monitors snow conditions and weather forecasts."
According to the Harrises, Michael Harris was treated for hypothermia because his body temperature dipped into the 70s during the incident, and he also underwent surgery for a broken leg and other injuries.
Michael Harris said he now has a great perspective on what could have been a near-death experience and that he's on the road to recovery.
When asked if he planned to eventually hit the slopes again, he added, "The answer for now is, 'We're not gonna talk about that.'"
