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
At about 14:30 a person connected with a ski area reported that a rider snowboarding the backcountry in the mountains of Kamishiro, at about 1100 m, had been caught in an avalanche. The rider was one of a party of three; the other two got down on their own without injury. Police and the local mountain rescue association, eight people, searched from about 08:30 the next morning and found the rider unconscious (one report says in cardiac arrest).
About 14:30 is the time of the call for help (search snippets). The search started about 08:30 on the 26th.
Where
Outside the ski areaMountains of Kamishiro, Hakuba village, at about 1100 m (reports). Several ski areas are in Kamishiro; none is named.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Reported by staff of
Reports (search snippets): backcountry snowboarding in the mountains of Kamishiro; the call came 'from a person connected with the ski area' (スキー場の関係者から通報). The ski area is not named.
People
Died—Not reported
Injured—Not reported
Rescued—Not reported
Not confirmed
- Outcome: reports seen say unconscious or in cardiac arrest; no confirmation of death was found.
- Which ski area the party started from and which ski area reported it.
- Avalanche size and trigger (not yet in the JAN database).
- An overseas news listing (search result only) says the rider was pronounced dead; not confirmed by a Japanese report or an article page.
Sources
- abn Nagano Asahi Broadcasting (via Yahoo! News) ↗checked in search results
- livedoor News ↗ · 2026-01-25checked in search results
- NBS Nagano Broadcasting (via d menu news) ↗checked in search results
- SBC Shinetsu Broadcasting (via d menu news) ↗checked in search results
- SBC Shinetsu Broadcasting (via d menu news) ↗checked in search results
- NBS Nagano Broadcasting ↗checked in search results
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun ↗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.