Furanodake’s juicy lines

All green!

A nice line in winter

Leech on my eyebrow!

Season 08/09 was an interesting one as we had a few warm spells during the month of January.  In the Furano area this meant that there was less snow at the lowder elevations, but a lot more than usual up high. 

Today I was hiking in the Tokachidake Area of Daisetsuzan National Park and there was still quite a lot of snow around, especially in the shaded areas and gullies where meters build up over the course of the winter.  I did see one ski line, which must have been made not that long ago at all.  I did manage a few turns in my hiking boots!

For many skiers who only see Hokkaido’s mountains during the winter time, I thought you would be interested to see what the mountains look like in summer.