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 15:20 on 2 February a snowboarder called the fire service from Mt Teine saying they had ridden off the course with their child and got lost. A police helicopter was sent and rescued the parent and the child about an hour later. Neither was hurt. Police were looking into why they got lost.
About 15:20 is the call to the fire service.
Where
Outside the ski areaOff the course on Mt Teine, Sapporo. The report does not name the ski area.
Known only to the area.
Link to the ski area
Near a ski area, not inside it
UHB: '手稲山で「子どもとコース外を滑って道に迷った」' (on Mt Teine, 'went off the course with my child and got lost'). The ski area is not named, so not attributed to Sapporo Teine.
People
Died0
Injured0
Rescued2
What is known about the cause
- News reportRode off the course with a young child and got lost. [1]
Not confirmed
- Which ski area they left (not named).
- Why they left the course.
Sources
- UHB (Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting) ↗ · 2026-02-02
Last checked against the sources on 2026-10-22.