Search under way for snowboarder missing on Berthoud Pass
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- Created on Tuesday, 18 January 2011 19:40
- Written by Nathan
By TONYA BINA, SKY-HI NEWS
GRAND COUNTY — The search for a missing snowboarder on Berthoud Pass continues in hazardous weather conditions today.
As many as 15 members of Grand County Search and Rescue responded to the emergency call, which came in at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10. Searchers are looking for a male “local” snowboarder who reportedly was last seen on the pass Monday afternoon, according to Search and Rescue Public Information Officer Greg Foley.
The search was called off at about 10 p.m. Monday night due to hazardous conditions of high winds, blowing snow and avalanche danger, he said.
Search and Rescue positioned a mobile incident command vehicle at the trailhead through the night, then continued its search early Tuesday morning, Foley said.
The search is concentrated in an area where an avalanche occurred on Monday afternoon. The area is above Seven Mile Run, near the second switchback from the top of Berthoud on the Grand County side, according to Foley. Backcountry skiers might refer to the area as “below the fingers.”
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