Avalanche at Japanese ski resort reportedly kills American and another foreign off-piste skier

Tokyo — Two foreign men, including an American, were killed by an avalanche while ski touring at a popular ski resort in central Japan, Japanese media reported Monday. Nagano Prefecture police only said two men were among five foreign skiers who were caught in an avalanche Sunday afternoon on the eastern slope of Mount Hakuba Norikura where the group was ski touring.

Rescuers arrived at the scene of the accident on Monday and recovered the two men, who showed no vital signs, police confirmed.

Police refused to disclose…