Happo-one / ×--cm / Cloudy2016.Oct.13
On Oct. 12 (Wed), the peaks of Ushiro Tateyama, such as Mt. Hakuba, had the first snow in this season. We could see the white ridges of mountains of Hakuba from the mountain foot in this morning. It was very cold, just 5 degrees, but the coming Winter season made me excited.
[Happo-one Nature Trail]
During climbing Mt. Karamatsu, the thick fog broke away near Ougi-no-setsuden and the beautiful Winter view jumped into my sight. The snowfall was about 3cm and trekkers looked to be happy to see the first snow. We needed to wear heavy clothing of course, but it did not blow a wind.
[Ougi-no-setsuden, Mountain Trail to Mt. Karamatsu]
I climbed up to the upper part, feeling signs of Winter. The all trails toward Mt. Karamatsu were covered with thin snow, but it started to melt soon because of the sunlight and terrestrial heat.
[Maruyama Cairn, Mountain Trail to Mt. Karamatsu]
The temperature around Mt. Karamatsu Chojo Sanso Hut was just 1 degree at 9:20 a.m. There was 5-centimeter snowfall. The ridges from Mt. Hakuba to Mt. Kashimayarigatake were covered with snow but Mt. Tateyama were still not. By the way, it is expected that La Niña will bring good snow to Japan in this Winter.
[Karamatsu Chojo Sanso Hut, Mountain Trail to Mt. Karamatsu]
*Hakuba Happo-one Ski Resort will start 2016-17 Winter operation from late Nov, 2016 to May 7, 2017.
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