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CLEAR CREEK COUNTY — A Denver snowboarder was able to ride and “swim” to survive a large avalanche on Loveland Pass around noon Tuesday.
Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Rick Albers said Alec Meyer, 25, caused the avalanche at Loveland Ridge, near the Eisenhower Tunnel, and “it broke on him.” Meyer rode it almost to the bottom, but when the avalanche started to flatten out, he started to sink.
Meyer used a swimming motion to keep himself up, and he was buried to his midsection. His girlfriend skied down and helped free him. No one was injured. Caitlin Row, Summit Daily News
