Japanese Pro Snowboarder killed in Avy in Japan while shooting video

[rippin]

http://www.terradaily.com/2005/050123091418.bomftm2s.html


Tomoaki Yoshino was on the FIS tour for the last three years and was widely considered a superstar in Japan. Very sad indeed.

[AltaPowderDaze]

fattwins, pm sent.


the article was rather short. i'd like more info as to what they deem an off-limits area is. maybe fattwins has some more info on this one since it is in his neck of the woods.

[cj001f]

the article was rather short. i'd like more info as to what they deem an off-limits area is. maybe fattwins has some more info on this one since it is in his neck of the woods.
Off Limits = Out of Bounds, roughly speaking.

[fattwins]

I only heard it on my own board. SnowJapan

Near Hachimantai
building a jump
the guy scouting for the shoot got taken down.
Died of O2 loss. not at the site but later.

This year has been bad here as of now I think at least 6
that I know of climbers and skiers.

I got into a good sluff avie the other week stupidly cut the
chute 3 times the thrid came on me and scared me shittless