A summary of public reports, written by Ski in Sky and checked against each source. It is not an official investigation, and it may change as investigations continue.
What happened
While skiing, a young skier went outside the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa and lost the way. The skier's father called 110 at 16:55. The ski area's patrol searched and rescued the skier at 20:55; the skier was not hurt.
16:55 is when the skier's father called 110 (snippet, Myoko police); the rescue was at 20:55.
Where
Outside the ski areaOutside the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa, Myoko city; found at about 1,145 m, well away from the courses.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
Reported as コース外 of 杉野沢のスキー場 (a ski area in Suginosawa) without naming it. This is probably Myoko Suginohara, but no source seen names it, so no resort is linked; a reviewer should confirm.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued1
Not confirmed
- The name of the ski area.
- Where the skier left the courses.
- Went outside the courses and lost the way (Myoko police, reported) (reported by Joetsu Myoko Town Joho (joetsu.yukiguni.town); that source could not be re-checked).
Sources
- Joetsu Myoko Town Joho (joetsu.yukiguni.town) ↗
- Yahoo! JAPAN article (original publisher not shown) ↗checked in search results
- NST Niigata Sogo Television (via Yahoo! News) ↗checked in search results
This record was checked against search results for these reports (date, place and outcome); the original articles could not be opened.
Last checked against the sources on 2026-10-22.