On Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at about 1330 hours Badger Pass Wilderness Ranger G. Young received a report of a skier on the Glacier Point Road that needed assistance getting back to Badger Pass. A Delware North Company ski guide reported that he was skiing back to Badger Pass from Glacier Point with an overnight ski tour when one of the group began complaining of hip pain and could not ski beyond the Bridalveil trail junction. The injured person was left at the Bridalveil Campground trail junction to wait for help to return.

Ranger Young used a NPS snowmobile to drive the Glacier Point Road to locate the subject. At about 1415 hours Ranger Young located the subject slowly skiing west on the Glacier Point Road near the Limit Trail junction. Ranger Young snowmobiled to Bridalveil trail junction to pick up the subject's pack. He then picked up the subject and drove him back to Badger Pass on the snowmobile.

The subject declined medical evaluation or care and was able to leave the Badger Pass area by personal vehicle.

All units were clear at about 1430 hours.

• Cost:   approx. $50
• Rescuers Involved: 3
• Vehicles used: 1 NPS snowmobile
• Persons Rescued: 1
• Duration of Rescue: 1 hour