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Young skier lost outside the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa, Myoko, found by ski patrol

Jan 10, 2026 · 16:55 · Myoko, Niigata

A young skier left the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa, Myoko, and lost the way. A parent called police in the late afternoon and the ski patrol found the skier, unhurt, about four hours later.

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

Sources

  1. Joetsu Myoko Town Joho (joetsu.yukiguni.town) ↗
  2. Yahoo! JAPAN article (original publisher not shown) ↗checked in search results
  3. 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.