Snowboarder rescued after spending night at Cypress Mountain Resort

North Shore Rescue volunteers have successfully completeda long line rescue of a missingsnowboarderoff theHoweSound Crest Trail Tuesday morning.

Arslan Zhunusspent a cold night on a slope nearCypress Mountain Ski Resortbefore rescuers could reach him.

"They [North Shore Rescue volunteers] literally saved my life I don't know where I'd be right now," said Zhunus.

"I'm just really ashamedI got cocky on the mountain that's one thing that you should never do."

When he realized he had gone out of bounds,Zhunuswas able to call for help using hiscellphone.

Zhunus said it was snowing heavily as he waited for rescue overnight.

"So I built a shelter under the pine tree with branches....it was surprisingly warm," he said.

"Most important thing I want to say is never get cocky with the mountains or nature in general. You just can't control it."

Two snowshoers remain missing

Meanwhile, two snowshoers remainmissing this morning, after a day of steadily worsening conditions on thelocal mountains. It's believed they've been missingsince Dec. 25.

Over 20 volunteers from NSR andLions Bay searched all day forChunSek Lam andRoy Tin Hou Lee, after Lee's abandoned vehicle was found in the parking lot at the Cypress Mountain Ski Resort on Sunday evening.

However, there's still no idea where the two might be.

Withthe avalanche risk increasing,Danksis worried.

"They left no trip plan whatsoever. We're not sure if they're onHollyburn, Black orStrachanslopes," he said.

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"It's very frighteningbecause they are not well-equipped for these conditions at all. By now, we're looking at 36 hours they've been out. It's not a good situation."

Constable Jeff Palmer of the West Vancouver Police Department said a fourth person had also gone out of bounds Monday night.

This person was able to get back to safety before the search team was called in..