In Japan, a Russian man died due to an avalanche while snowboarding

In Japan, a Russian citizen died in an avalanche while snowboarding off-piste in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, SBC TV channel reported on January 26, citing law enforcement agencies.

The investigation notes that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon, January 25, in the mountainous area of the Kamishiro district of Hakuba village at an altitude of about 1100 m.

The Russian, a 42-year-old man, was riding in a group of three people, Sport-Express said. Two other snowboarders managed to descend the mountain unharmed, they were not injured.

Rescuers went in search of the missing man on Monday morning. The man was found unconscious, and later doctors pronounced him dead.

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In November 2025, an avalanche in South Tyrol killed five climbers from Germany. The tragedy occurred on the northern slope of the Verteinspitze peak (Cima Vertana) with a height of more than 3.5 thousand m. Groups of climbers — seven people in total — climbed the mountain at different times and independently of each other. Two participants managed to survive, they were evacuated to the Bolzano hospital by helicopter.

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