13 caught in avalanches in Nagano, Tottori; 2 missing

Practising rope skills in an area subject to an avalanche warning wasn't all that smart.

Weather forecasters

Exactly. Too many job titles being made to sound more important than they are at best, misleading at worst.

Mt. Kazafuki is a common backcountry or yama-ski route down from Tengupara, a wetland about 350m above the Tsugaike Ropeway, which runs from spring onwards above Tsugaike ski resort. The area itself is not far from Renge Onsen, which you can drive up to in summer.

Beacons probes and shovels, dudes

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Weather forecasters

I hope everyone is safe.