Taisetsu info:1st day Asahidake winter 2008/2009

【 TITLE 】1st riding Asahidake
【 DATE 】7th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】cloudy
【Force of Wind】15 m/s
【TEMPERATURE】Approx negative 18℃

Hello.

I went to Asahidake.
There was a lot of powder ,but cold and foggy.

Skiers, Snowborders looked happy with fresh powder.
I was too.

Here winter comes.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info:Powder coms around Taisetsu Mountain Range

【 TITLE 】Powder comes.
【 DATE 】7th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Cloudy
【TEMPERATURE】Negative 7.9℃ Asahikawa 01:00

Hello.

I see fresh poder snow today.
Approx 20cm new snow on cars.

At mountains, will be deeper.
Let's see it.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info:A rainy day ,but good news from Asahidake.

【 TITLE 】Rain but with good news from Asahidake
【 DATE 】5th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Rain
【TEMPERATURE】 3.0℃ 15:00 Asahikawa

Hello.

It rains today.
And one news comes.

Asahidake ski area opens from 7th Dec.
09:00 to 15:40, gondora departures every 20 minites,
open B course to C course only.
snow is 150cm high.

1st day will be awesome powder.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Asahidake web(Japanese only)
http://wakasaresort.com/asahidakeropeway/


It is raining in town, in mean time snow is ... at the mountains.

This Asahidake pic is from last spring. 12th March 2008
You can climb up from right edge.
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Taisetsu info:View of Mountains, Taisetsu range.

【 TITLE 】View of Mountains
【 DATE 】3rd Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】negative 4.8℃ 23:30

Hi.

Today, I did not go to Mountains.
But, look the pics below. Beautiful.

I do not see much snow around city now.
But, snow is comming soon again.

What I do is getting ready for powder riding.
Every time I look up the mountains
that give me a smile.

Nice to be winter.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


Asahi-dake and etc

Near Tokachi-dake

Taisetsu info:Asahikawa night 081202

【 DATE 】2nd Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Central Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】negative 4.1℃ 07:00

Hello.

I went to Izakaya in Asahikawa today.
Izakaya is a traditional Japanese tavern.
They have beer, local sake, and shochu liquor.

Did not go today but having a bowl of Ramen noodle is
quite usual course after drinking. Shio(salt flavor) stock
Ramen noodle is my favorite.

I would like to show you some Ramen style of Asahikawa sometime.
bye.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


There is no snow on the road now but it will be soon.

Taisetsu info; A winter day in Souunkyo.

【 DATE 】30th Nov 2008
【 AREA 】Souunkyo, Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Snow to Snow storm
【TEMPERATURE】Negative 4.6℃ 22:00(Asahikawa)

Hello.

I went to Kamikawa. The weather changed quickly and became snow storm
around Kamikawa area. It was fun but should't go out from car much ,so
enjoyed spending time for shopping and looking at inside of ice pavilion.

But I get off car sometime coz I wanted to feel the snow storm there.
10 seconds was the limit in the storm. Afterwards the storm harder and harder
even driving became hard with fogg. I drove slow and carfully.

This was real Hokkaido isn't it?

Bytheway, you should not drive with harsh weather if you are tourists who do not have experience on snow. You should take a public transport otherwise you will
have a problem.

Please be safety and enjouy Hokkiaido experience.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


1 Kamikawa station


2 Entrance of snow cave in Ice pavilion


3 Ice pavilion


4 Kurione in Ice pavilion


5 Snow storm at gift shop in Ginga&Ryusei water falls carpark