First Snow on Mt. Rijiri & Mt. Asahidake, Hokkaido

On 10/5 (Wed.), the first snow was found on Mt. Rijiri (1,712m) by Wakkanai Meteorological office and on Mt. Asahidake of Daisetsuzan Peaks (2,291m) by Asahikawa Meteorological Office. It was 2 days later than usual (10/3), 2 days earlier than last year (10/7) on Mt. Rijiri and was 10 days later than usual (9/25), 1 day earlier than last year (10/6) on Mt. Asahidake.

It was snowy for the first time on Mt. Kurodake of Daisetsuzan Peaks (1,984m) as well.