Canadian snowboarder dead after plummeting into waterfall basin in Japan

The 39-year-old woman, who suffered a traumatic chest injury, reportedly fell after leaving the marked trail

By National Post Staff
Published Feb 02, 2026
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A 39-year-old Canadian woman was reportedly killed after falling into a snowboard basin while in Western Japan on Sunday. Photo by Benjamin Hayward/Unsplash

A Canadian woman is dead after reportedly falling into a waterfall basin while snowboarding off course at a ski resort in western Japan on Sunday.

Police in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, said the 39-year-old was snowboarding at the Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort on the western side of 1,778-metre Mount Hakkai about mid-afternoon when she left the established trail and is believed to have fallen from an undisclosed height, according to TBS news in Japan.