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A 27-year-old Melbourne man has died at a ski resort in Japan, days after the death of Queensland snowboarder Brooke Da…

The man collapsed and suffered a heart attack while skiing with six others in Niseko, Hokkaido, on Monday, according to…

The Australian had been working at a local hotel while in Niseko and was skiing at the back of his group of seven when …

“He was a talented, kind, gentle and wonderful man,” they said.

“There was no accident, collision or fall of any kind.

” The man was retrieved by the fire department and pronounced dead at hospital, with local police saying they would inv…

Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to the man’s family.

“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” a Dfat spokesperson said.

The Australian’s death came three days after 22-year-old Day died when her backpack was caught in a ski lift at Tsugaik…

The resort’s lift operator said it would fully cooperate with investigations and “take concrete measures to prevent rec…

Japan has faced record-breaking snowfalls in recent weeks, with 30 deaths and more than 100 people suffering serious in…

Niseko’s Annupuri ski resort, near where the man was reportedly found, recorded 290cm of snow near the mountain’s peak …

The daily Niseko avalanche bulletin noted the snowfall was “exceptionally good” on Monday while warning visitors to avo…

“The area outside the gates is not a ski resort,” the 2 February bulletin read.

Snowfall has delayed train services, forced highways to close and last week briefly shuttered the main airport of Hokka…

With reporting by Reuters