Hokkaido Police SAR Event Record (translated)
Date of SAR event: 2016/03/10 (Thu)


40’s
Age
Foreign citizen
Residence
SAR Event ID 2016-38-1

Injury
Outcome

Ski patrol
SAR Involved

Other (Tree strike)
Cause

Winter
Season

Group
Party status

Sidecountry
Winter Activity
Google Translated Description
The person in distress was visiting Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort with a friend, and at around 10:00 a.m., while snowboarding from the G2 gate to the ski resort course management area, at around 10:15 a.m. on the same day, the person in distress was injured by snow at an altitude of 1000 meters. At around 10:15 a.m. on the same day, he was unable to operate his snowboard due to snow and collided with a standing tree, injuring his left leg. The ski patrol rescued the distressed persons.
Extra details
Locale: Nisekoannupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ, 1308m)
Number in party: 2
Number in party requiring assistance: 1
Citizenship: Foreign
References: Information translated from Mountain SAR Events (2016) by the Hokkaido Police.
Original Japanese Description
遭難者は、友人と2人でニセコアンヌプリ国際スキー場に訪れ、午前10時頃、G2ゲートからスキー場コース管理区域に出てスノーボードで滑走中、同日午前10時15分頃、標高1000メートル付近において雪によりスノーボードの操作ができず立木に衝突し、左足を負傷、同日午前11時50分頃、同行者がスキー場のスキーパトロール室に駆け込み救助要請 (※スキーパトロール隊が遭難者を救助)
Details as per Police data
年度:2016年度|番号:38|発生日:2016/03/10|曜日:木|山岳名、標高、市町村名:ニセコアンヌプリ (ニセコアンヌプリ), 1308m, (虻田郡倶知安町、ニセコ町)|構成人数:2|遭難者数:1|居住地:中国|性別:男|年齢:40代|職業:会社役員|態様:負傷|原因:その他(立木衝突)
出典:山岳遭難発生状況(平成28年)(北海道警察)