Both men, Eldon Homer, 78, and his son Drew Homer, 37, were unconscious when Salt Lake County sheriff's deputies and several volunteers dug them out. The men were revived before Eldon was flown by helicopter and Drew was transported by ambulance to University Hospital. Both were listed in good condition Saturday night, a hospital spokesman said.

Justin Homer, Drew's son, was shooting a game of pool on the first floor of the three-story cabin when the snow slid off the roof around 11:30 a.m.

“I heard the rumble,” he said.

His aunts, Janine Payne and Paula Maxfield quickly counted heads to make sure all the children, more than half a dozen, were accounted for. Then the women went outside and saw the feet of their brother Drew sticking out of the bottom of a large pile of snow.

“Drew was lying flat . . . kicking his feet,” Maxfield said.

The women and children, about 17 people in all from three extended families, began digging to free the men. A few minutes later, a film crew shooting near Brighton and several people, including a doctor, came to their aid.

“It was just big sheets of ice and you couldn't really dig it,” said Maxfield.

Within 10 minutes deputies and county rescuers also responded. It took them about five minutes to dig Drew out and almost 20 to find Eldon, Maxfield said.

The father and son had been working for about four hours that morning removing the snow because the weight was making the roof bow, Maxfield said. The pair, who were on the ground, were using shovels to reach up and remove the snow when it came down on them.

After they were dug out, the men were wrapped in blankets and covered with hot water bottles before being taken off on stretchers to the hospital.

The three families, from Sandy and West Jordan, had arrived at the cabin Friday night to begin their eight-week time share plan when the accident occurred.

jbergreen@sltrib.com