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
A snowboarder riding alone since the morning went outside the courses of a ski area in Ikenotaira looking for powder, lost the way and fell into a creek. They climbed out but could not move in the deep snow and called 110. Police, the fire service and the ski patrol rescued the rider at 19:28; the rider was not hurt.
Shortly after 15:30 is when the rider left the courses and got lost (police, via snippet); 19:28 is the rescue time.
Where
Outside the ski areaOutside the courses of a ski area in Ikenotaira, Myoko city.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
Reported as コース外 of 池の平のスキー場 (a ski area in Ikenotaira) without naming it, so no resort is linked; a reviewer should confirm which resort.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued1
Not confirmed
- The name of the ski area.
- What 19:28 refers to.
- Where the rider left the courses.
- Went outside the courses and could not get back down (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
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.