A snowboarder last seen Sunday at Mount Ashland in southern Oregon has been found alive, authorities say.

Eli Kepsel of Medford was on his way to get medical attention for mild hypothermia late Tuesday morning, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. He was talking to rescuers, the agency said.

Kepsel, 27, was reported missing Monday morning, and searchers looked for him Monday and Tuesday.

Mt. Ashland Ski Area is a small resort in the Siskiyou Mountains that opened for the season Saturday.

Search and rescue staff and volunteers had been searching the mountain and the area beyond the ski resort, according to the sheriff’s office. Kepsel had been snowboarding by himself, according to the Mail Tribune.

The agency said more information about the search and rescue operation would be released later Tuesday.

-- Jim Ryan