The Summit County Sheriff’s Office last week responded to an avalanche where a man was buried for more than an hour, more than one dispute between roommates and and missing juvenile skier.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, Feb. 17, and Sunday, Feb. 23, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

On Monday, Feb. 17, deputies received a report of an avalanche on Vail Pass in which a man snowmobiling had been buried. The man’s friend was attempting to locate the friend while waiting for the search and rescue team to respond. Deputies and the Summit County Rescue Group responded and the first team into the field observed a small piece of orange fabric sticking out of the snow, which turned out to be the man’s avalanche airbag. Rescuers dug down to the man’s helmet to clear his airways and were able to determine he was still conscious, breathing and able to speak with rescuers. He had been buried for more than an hour. He was dug out and determined to be uninjured but experiencing the initial signs of hypothermia. Once extracted, he was transported to St. Anthony Summit Hospital for treatment.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, deputies were made aware of a “very intoxicated man” in the Keystone Village area, who was reportedly jumping in front of cars at one point and was sleeping on a public bench. Once contacted, the man stated he had relapsed and just wanted to get home to Breckenridge. He was offered a courtesy ride home but declined and said he needed to get to a store in Dillon instead. Before giving him a ride, the deputy did a routine clearance on the man and found he was under an active protection order that prohibited him from drinking alcohol. The man was clearly intoxicated and had a bottle of vodka with him. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Summit County jail for violating a protection order.

Also Tuesday, two roommates in unincorporated Breckenridge got into an argument over shoveling snow. One roommate was upset that the other never clears snow from the driveway, which led to a verbal and possibly physical altercation. They both gave different versions of the events that transpired to deputies when interviewed. They both felt safe staying at the residence and were told to remain separated. A report was taken but no charges were filed.

On Wednesday, Feb. 19, a juvenile skier was reported missing, having last been seen skiing on Peak 8 at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Ski patrol searched for him for several hours but could not locate him. As a more extensive search involving deputies and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office was being planned, the missing juvenile showed up at their condo, unharmed, and the search was canceled.

Also Wednesday, a man sold his car to a friend and didn’t take off his license plates before giving him the car. He reported that he has been getting parking violations in the mail for his old plates. He located the vehicle in a parking lot at Keystone and was able to remove the plates but wanted assistance from the deputies on what to do about the tickets. Deputies arrived, confirmed the plates were still in his name and gave him information on both the civil process and how to cancel his plates with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

In another incident Wednesday, a juvenile reported that an adult man he lived with threatened to fight him. Deputies arrived at the unit and found there was a disagreement over taking the trash out and putting trash in the can without replacing the bag. An argument ensued and the man was aggressive with the juvenile but the argument didn’t get physical. Neither wanted to press charges and both agreed to stay separated from each other.

On Thursday, Feb. 20, homeowners reported a man for trespassing and camping on their property for at least two weeks without permission in unincorporated Breckenridge. They left him a note and tried to approach him once but he wouldn’t speak with them aside from yelling. Deputies went to the property and talked to the man who insisted he was on public land and had not committed any crimes. The man refused to identify himself and was uncooperative. Because he would not cooperate, acknowledge that he was trespassing and did not plan to leave, he was placed under arrest. He was not cooperative with the arrest process and was charged with obstructing a police officer in addition to trespassing and was taken to the Summit County jail.

On Friday, Feb. 21, a woman reported that her husband and his friend had wrecked their snowmobiles while riding in the recreation area on Tiger Road. They were uninjured but needed help getting back to the parking lot. Deputies, along with Summit County Rescue Group deployed into the field to assist the men. Within three hours, they were able to get the men back to their vehicle and remove one of the snowmobiles from the snow.

Also Friday, Feb. 21, a man reported that while in the hospital on pain medication, he received a phone call from someone claiming to be with Apple support who told him that he was past due on his payments and demanded he pay $2,000 to keep his account from being deactivated. The person on the phone gave him a link to make the payment and, under the influence of the pain medication, he transferred just under $2,000 worth of Bitcoin. When the medication wore off, he realized he may have been scammed. He was unable to get ahold of anyone that he had previously spoken to and also found several fraudulent charges on his credit card. An investigation is ongoing.

In another incident Friday, an SUV began smoking and then caught fire before becoming fully engulfed in flames near Peak 7 in Breckenridge. The driver of the vehicle was able to exit safely and was not hurt. Fire personnel arrived on scene and extinguished the fire. Deputies investigated and secured the scene until the vehicle was towed.

On Sunday, Feb. 23, a resident of unincorporated Dillon complained that some nearby short-term rental guests were building a snowman right in front of his mailbox. He spoke to them but they were still building the snowman, so he requested help dealing with the situation. While deputies were en route, the resident called back and advised that they had removed the snowman and a response was not needed.