UPDATE | 6:45 p.m. Monday — A 50-year-old man who was splitboarding near the Caribou Townsite in Boulder County Monday was found safe. Rescue crews were helping him walk out to the trailhead to for medical care.
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is searching for an overdue man who was splitboarding near the Caribou Townsite, about five miles northwest of Nederland.
The sheriff's office said the missing man is 50 years old, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs 150 pounds. He was wearing a black coat and gray snow pants. He has not been identified as of 12:50 p.m. Monday.
He was splitboarding, which is a snowboard that can be separated into two ski-like parts for traveling uphill.
About 35 rescuers are at the scene. More resources are on their way, the sheriff's office said.
Anybody with information is asking to call 911 or Boulder County dispatch at 303-441-4444.
The Caribou Townsite trailhead parking lot is closed.
