4 snowboarders spend night lost at Maine resort

Published 9:17 am Monday, March 1, 2010

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Officials say four teenage snowboarders have been found alive and well after spending the night in the woods near the Sugarloaf ski area in Maine.

Officials say a group of three snowboarders plus another boarder who was on his own went out of bounds on the back side of the mountain late Sunday afternoon.

An 18-year-old was found about around 9:30 a.m. today. Three others, ages 15, 18 and 19, were located a short time later.

The search was hampered by high winds and more than 5 feet of new snow that has fallen since Wednesday.