Andy Feinstein, president of University of Northern Colorado, survived an avalanche that killed his 22-year-old son, Nick, while the two were skiing on New Year's Eve.
University of Northern ColoradoUNCO President Andy Feinstein told the Greeley Tribune that he and his son, Nick, were in an area known as the Numbers located outside the Breckenridge Ski Resort boundary when they were"I literally had to use my fingertips to dig out a pocket for me to see light and to dig out," Feinstein said."One minute I was skiing and enjoying the powder, and the next minute I was riding what looked like a violent wave of whitewash.
While the younger Feinstein remained buried, Andy Feinstein was able to dig himself out of the snow and ski 40 minutes out of the area to get cell phone reception to call 911, the Summit County Rescue Group said. Nick Feinstein, 22, was studying enterprise technology integration at Penn State and was set to graduate in the spring.
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