BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- A body found encased in snow and ice in a field appears to be a New Jersey man missing for nearly two months, police said.

Authorities resumed a search for Alphonse "Michael" Barbiere, 23, after a resident found a credit card Friday belonging to Barbiere along the side of a highway.

A search team found a body at about 9 a.m Saturday in a nearby field. Police said they believe the body is Barbiere based on matching clothing.

"We had pictures of the clothing he was wearing," police spokeswoman Kim Green said. "And the family had provided us with an identical jacket to the one he was wearing."

By noon, authorities exhumed the body after hours of work to remove it from the ice. Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson said she could not confirm the identity until after an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday.

Barbiere went missing the morning of Feb. 8, after a night out with his friends. At the time, police said Barbiere was "highly intoxicated" when he left Cecilia's Bar and walked into a blizzard.

About 60 searchers and three dogs looked for him in a half-mile radius from the bar. Police suspended the search Feb. 11.

The bar is about a half-mile from the ice rink near where authorities found the body.

Assistant Police Chief Greg Morrison said the man who tipped police had been searching the town for Barbiere.

"He had taken it upon himself to be searching," Morrison said. "There had been a $10,000 reward and he expressed knowledge of that reward."

Barbiere's family said he was a graduate of New York University and was a trader on Wall Street. They were in the town Saturday. Barbiere's mother declined to comment.