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
Two snowboarders left the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa, rode into the woods, lost the way and could not get back. A call was made to 110, the ski patrol searched, found them about 300 m north-west of the nearest lift station and brought them out. Neither was hurt.
15:08 is the 110 call; the ski patrol found and rescued the pair at 17:37 (Yahoo! JAPAN snippet). The second rescue that day was in Nishinoya and is separate.
Where
Outside the ski areaWoods outside the courses of a ski area in Suginosawa, Myoko city, about 300 m north-west of the nearest lift station.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
Reported as the mountains of Suginosawa (杉野沢の山中), having left the courses of the ski area, found about 300 m from the nearest ski area lift station. The ski area is not named, so no resort is linked; probably Myoko Suginohara, a reviewer should confirm.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued2
Not confirmed
- The name of the ski area.
- Which times belong to this rescue.
- Left the courses and rode into the woods, then could not find the way back (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) ↗ · 2026-02-13
- NST Niigata Sogo Television ↗ · 2026-02-13checked 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.