Two foreign men, including an American, were killed by an avalanche while backcountry skiing in a famous ski resort in central Japan.
that one of those killed by the avalanche was professional American skier Kyle Smaine, based in Lake Tahoe, California. There was no immediate confirmation from U.S. or Japanese authorities. Pro U.S. skier Kyle Smaine is seen in a 2022 file photo posted to his Instagram account. Smaine was reportedly killed on January 29, 2023, by an avalanche at a ski resort in Nagano, Japan.
Gunderson said in his own Instagram post that he had called it quits but some of the skiers, including Smaine and fellow American Adam Ü, had decided to go back up and do one more run. It was not long after they reached the bottom of the slope that the avalanche struck, he said."Adam, Kyle and the other skier tried to run. Adam was buried 1.5 meters deep for 25 minutes and is unscathed. That is a miracle," Gunderson said.
Another party of eight foreign skiers, who saw the five engulfed in the avalanche while also skiing outside of the designated ski slope in the area, rushed over to dig them up. Three of the five survived — two uninjured and a third with a shoulder injury. They walked down with the other party, leaving behind the two who were found without vital signs, the police said.
At Nozawa, another ski and hot springs resort elsewhere in the Nagano prefecture, rescuers found the body of a 38-year-old Japanese skier in the forest outside a designated ski slope where he went missing while backcountry skiing with a friend, police said.Trending News
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