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The Aussies were on a guided tour by me, a private American guide, Simon Bernard. The Japanese were guided by the Sukayu Onsen guides, whose head guide by the way had over 30 years of experience. The Aussies and I were all carrying Ava gear and all had experience and training. The Aussies were either presently or formerly ski patrolers. How fortunate the Japanese were that of any group that might have been on the mountain that day, it was our group. We came across the accident scene, not having even known that there had been an avalanche, and spent the next 3 hours in blizzard condi