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
Shortly before 16:00 a snowboarder riding alone outside the Kagura courses could not find the way and contacted a friend, who called 110. A police helicopter picked them up shortly before 17:30, about 850 m from the courses; they were not injured. They told police they had left the course without noticing. The next day a second snowboarder was rescued from outside the Kagura courses by police helicopter (separate event, not recorded here).
15:53 is when a friend called 110 (Yahoo! JAPAN snippet; Niigata Nippo says shortly before 16:00). Rescue was shortly before 17:30.
Where
Outside the ski areaOutside the courses of Kagura ski resort, Mitsumata, Yuzawa town; picked up about 850 m from the courses.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
Reported as かぐらスキー場のコース外 (outside the Kagura courses), about 850 m from the courses. Outside the courses, so it is NEAR (not counted against kagura), following the rule used for the Niseko records.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued1
What is known about the cause
Not confirmed
- Where the rider left the course.
- The exact call time.
Sources
- Niigata Nippo ↗checked in search results
- NST Niigata Sogo Television ↗ · 2025-03-02checked in search results
- Yahoo! JAPAN article (original publisher not shown) ↗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.