2/19/2017 – Out of Bounds Snowboarder

SAR Staff, Hasty Team, SVU, and WCSAR responded to various locations to locate a 12yo snowboarder that skied out of bounds from the Slide Mountain side of the Mount Rose Ski Resort. Cell phone pings placed him approximately 1000′ to the SE of the end of Hibbits Trail. A ski team was deployed from Slide Mountain, foot teams began entrance from Hibbits Trail, and containment was placed at David Creek Park. Avalanche forecasts were moderate for the area, so the foot teams on Hibbits Trail were held in place. The ski team, along with a Mt. Rose Ski Resort employee, located the subject and escorted him up to Hibbits Trail and to a waiting vehicle. He was brought back to the Mt. Rose Ski Resort to be reunited with his parents.