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
About 17:30 on 10 March a caller told police they had gone outside the course at the ski area and could not get back, and asked for rescue. Police said two people were involved, both unhurt and thought to have food. Police located them from their phone's GPS and, with the fire service, went into the mountains after 19:00; about 15 police and fire staff searched for about three hours and rescued both, unhurt.
About 17:30 is the call to police; the rescue followed about three hours of searching (HTB, search result).
Where
Outside the ski areaOff the course of a ski area in Niseko town (not named; Niseko Annupuri International, Niseko Village and Niseko Moiwa are in the town).
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
UHB: 'ニセコ町のスキー場のコース外' (outside the course of a ski area in Niseko town). The ski area is not named and it is outside the course.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued2
What is known about the cause
- News reportLeft the ski area's course and could not get back. [1]
Not confirmed
- Exact rescue time (a search summary says about 20:30).
- Which ski area: an HTB report's search text names Niseko Annupuri International, but the page could not be opened.
Sources
- UHB (Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting) ↗ · 2026-03-10
- HTB (via Yahoo! News) ↗checked in search results
- HTB (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting) ↗checked in search results
Last checked against the sources on 2026-10-22.