SnowConnection 0 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Three were killed by an avalanche at the east side valley (Harinoki Sekkei) of Harinoki-dake (2,821m) , Nagano on May 1st 11:30am. http://sbc21.co.jp/my-cgi/sbc_news.cgi?page=seventop&date=20060501&id=0107220&action=details A party of four (one male & 3 females) and one solo male climber were attached by an avalanche at around 2,000m alt. in Harinoki Sekkei. The avalanche was 300m long with 40m width. Four were burried except a man, 53, from Saitama. One woman, 46, from Kanagawa was rescued five hours later. She can breathe in a small slot among rock and ice. Two women (53 from Saitama and 46 from Tokyo) and one men (the solo, 50's) died from suffocation. Ohmachi, the nearest town had rain in the morning, south wind, and 23 centigrage at 11am. Yahoo! Map (Harinoki Sekkei 2,000m): http://map.yahoo.co.jp/pl?nl=36.32.36.23...7%f2%c7%cf&sc=6 Comment: I suppose they were skiers. Both Harinoki Sekkei and Hakuba Dai-Sekkei are popular among skiers and snowboarders in spring. But, they have much avalanche risk at least untill 1st week of May. Most people visit there on/after mid-May. The lady buried but rescured wore her beacon. The rescue members heard her crying with the beacon signal. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Was the lady the only person wearing a beacon? Why couldn't the 53 year old man from Saitama rescue the other members? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 i bet that slope jer was about to ski went last night or yesterday it was prime to go. Link to post Share on other sites
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