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
Just after 16:00 a snowboarder who had been riding alone off the course at Kagura ski resort called 110 to say they were lost. A Niigata police helicopter rescued them shortly before 17:30. They were not hurt.
Just after 16:00 (午後4時過ぎ) is the time of the 110 call. Rescue shortly before 17:30. The year is not in the snippet (see history).
Where
Outside the ski areaOff the course at Kagura ski resort, Mitsumata, Yuzawa town.
Known only to the ski area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
Title/snippet: 'かぐらスキー場（新潟県湯沢町）のコース外で…遭難' (got lost off the course at Kagura ski resort). Outside the courses, so it is not counted against kagura, following the rule used for the Niseko records.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued1
What is known about the cause
- News reportRode off the course alone (reported). [1]
Not confirmed
- Year (see history).
- Whether this is a separate event from the 28 February 2025 Kagura rescue.
Sources
- Niigata Nippo ↗checked in search results
- NST Niigata Sogo Television ↗ · 2025-03-02checked 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.