Während "Backcountry-Skifahren" (BC), bei dem es um das Skifahren auf unberührten schneebedeckten Bergen außerhalb der Verwaltungsgebiete von Skigebieten geht, erfreut sich immer größerer Beliebtheit. In den letzten Jahren kam es jedoch zu einer Reihe von Unfällen, vor allem in Hokkaido und der Präfektur Nagano. Da besonders viele Ausländer beteiligt sind, fragen sich einige, ob die Opfer dafür verantwortlich sind. Während vor Ort täglich fleißige Rettungsmaßnahmen durchgeführt werden, sind Gegenmaßnahmen dringend erforderlich.
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There have been several number of accidents during back country skiing. Back country skiing involves skiing beyond ski resort area and may become very dangerous. As of now, all but 2 people made it safely back.
Skiing is OK but it’s a lot safer to ski in the resort. Rescuers may not be able to reach you in time if there is an accident off course.
If you really need to back country ski, probably better to take out an insurance and get in contact with private rescue team in case something happens.
1. [ A 20-year-old Australian man was lost while backcountry skiing in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, after being rescued by a local rescue association. No injuries were reported.](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/sbc/2407640) (Jan. 17)
2. [A wife calls for rescue, saying her husband is missing. An hour later, he calls 110, saying he’s lost. A 60-year-old Singaporean man was rescued without injury after becoming lost while backcountry skiing in Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture.](https://www.nbs-tv.co.jp/news/articles/?cid=26615) (Jan. 18)
3. [Chinese man and woman were rescued after falling 150 meters down a cliff in backcountry skiing.](https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/st9ae7065209ad4294bb132f25c5b3141d) (Jan. 18)
4. [Seven French men, aged between 39 and 53, were lost on Mount Nishidake in Furano after their backcountry skiing „seals“ broke. A mountain rescue team found and rescued them. They reported the incident via the emergency SOS service after losing signal.](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2404404?display=1)(Jan. 16)
5. [Two Americans, a man and a woman, are lost while backcountry skiing; the woman’s whereabouts are unknown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPeVUFZbWws). (Jan. 4)
6. [A 33-year-old American man fell while backcountry skiing near Mount Kotomi in the Northern Alps. He was found and rescued, but was later pronounced dead.](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2410350?display=1) (Jan. 19)
Doesn’t matter where in the world you’re skiing, if you’re going back country you should take a local guide who knows the terrain & avalanche markers of the local area.
1 – backcountry is getting more and more popular
2 – there are more people skiing in Japan than ever
Add 1 and 2 = more incidents
>_some are questioning whether the victims are to blame._
Did someone hold a gun to their head and say, „Go ski in the mountains without experience or proper knowledge of the area, or else“? No?
Then yes, the victims are to blame. It’s no different than the idiots that get stuck hiking without experience or the right equipment and need to be air lifted out.