At 1734 hours the Team was called to assist locating an overdue 19-year-old male snowboarder thought to have been in the Hemlocks area on the backside of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (MMSA) in Madera County. The Team staged at MMSA Main Lodge.

MMSA ski patrol had initiated the search earlier in the day before the Team responded. Three MOSAR field teams on snowmobiles accessed the search area via Highway 203 past Minaret Summit and down toward Devils Postpile National Monument.

MOSAR acquired voice contact and with the subject and he was soon thereafter located on a steep escarpment south of Starkweather Lake. MOSAR team members climbed to the location, and initiated a technical lower to transport the subject to the groomed road. MOSAR transported the subject to the MMSA Main Lodge via Rescueboggan towed by a snowmobile. The operation was terminated at 2233 hours.

IC: Rhoads Ops Leader: Haugh Responders: Kaufman, Romanova, Anderson, Quiring, Torrence, Brownlee, Lipman, Senior.