norcal 5 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 My wife just text me about an avalanche up there, but a quick google search didn't show anything. Anyone else heard abourlt this? Link to post Share on other sites
Munch 1 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 １６日午前１１時５分頃、北海道ニセコ町のニセコアンヌプリ（１３０８メートル）山頂付近でスキーをしていた男性から「雪崩が起きてけが人がいる」と道警倶知安(くっちゃん)署に通報があった。 連絡を受けたスキー場のパトロール隊員が男女３人を救助した。いずれも命に別条はないという。 発表によると、現場は山頂の南西約３００メートルで、スキー場コース外の斜面。３人のうち男女２人は外国人とみられる。 現場付近には複数のスキーヤーがいたが、３人の他に雪崩に巻き込まれたとの情報はないという。１０日から、ニセコ町には雪崩注意報が発令されていた。 （2014年1月16日13時16分 読売新聞） Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 For those of us that can't read what does it say Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Apparently there was an avi in the Kosan no sawa back bowl of annupuri today. 3 people injured but not dead.....stay safe out there Link to post Share on other sites
Tachypsychia 13 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 google translate FTW 5 At around 11 am on the 16th, there is a report Dokei Kutchan to (Kutchan) station "injured Have avalanche is happening" and from a man who was skiing Annupuri of Niseko-cho (1308 m) near the summit were. Ski patrolman who received the contact has rescued three men and women. Not life-threatening cases. According to the announcement, the site is about 300 m southwest of the summit, the slopes of the ski course outside. I found a young woman out of three people with foreigners. It was purchased more than one skier in the near field, that there is no information had been caught in an avalanche in addition to the three. From the 10th, avalanche warning has been issued in the Niseko town. (16 minutes Yomiuri Shimbun 13:00 January 16, 2014) (But FTL actually) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ah I posted this in the snow section as well 3 people injured in the Kosan no Sawa backbowl on mt annupuri. It gave way 300m south west of the peak. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 yeah i heard reports of this from my japanese room-mate... no more info yet. edit: update from 6pm news.. 2 Swiss guys injured with Japanese guide. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 OK, so they're not missing. Close. Link to post Share on other sites
norcal 5 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Good to hear everyone made it out alive. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Just seen it on the news. A few people in sleds arriving at the ski patrol office. News cameras were waiting, looked like a splint on a leg but cant be sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Whitebear 1 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Saw that on the news but could not work where it was. They were lucky if that is the case, there were times when the peak was clear this morning but at that time it was windy and dirty weather. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 from bloomberg.com Three skiers were rescued after being buried in an avalanche today near the Niseko ski resort on Japan’s northernmost island. The non-Japanese couple and their Japanese guide sustained minor injuries in the snowslide, the Kutchan City, Hokkaido fire department said by e-mail, without specifying the injuries. About 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) of crystal snow had fallen on the resort’s slopes over the previous 12 hours and soft-slabs began to form on wind-affected areas above the treeline, according to the Niseko Avalanche Information website. The injured people were skiing outside the boundaries on Mount Annupuri, according to the fire department. Annupuri had about 2.6 meters of snow at the top as today, according to the SnowJapan website. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a warning for heavy snow and possible avalanches through tomorrow in Niseko. The area may get as much as 30 centimeters of snow in 12 hours, according to the agency. Niseko, one of Hokkaido’s most famous ski and hot spring resort towns, has attracted investment in recent years. Richard Li, son of Li Ka-shing, invested $1.2 billion in a resort, while Francis Yeoh, son of the founder of Malaysia’s YTL Corp., gave the Green Leaf Hotel, on the slope next to Annupuri, a $10 million facelift in 2010. Niseko has an average 3.3 meters of snow in February, making it the world’s second-snowiest resort after Washington’s Mount Baker, according to the Best Snow website. Link to post Share on other sites
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