Tag: BeautifulNorikura
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Norikura Powder Day!
Waking to a typical morning in Norikura Kogen, cloudy with a blanket of fresh snow on the ground I didn’t expect the clouds to fade. By 8:30 the sun started poking through the clouds lifted to present beautiful Mount Norikura spectacularly. I headed up to the ski resort to take a few runs and see…
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Yamanohi – Mountain Day
Today is Mountain Day yamanohi so I thought I would post some photos of mountains and people enjoying the mountains to celebrate this day. Random photos in random order, hope you enjoy them.
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KANJIKI Snowshoe Tour
Snowshoeing is a great way to get a around our little alpine community when the snow gets deep. There are lots of great trails to enjoy during the green season and they can also be followed in the winter. I got a try some traditional Japanese KANJIKI snowshoes today as we hiked through the woods…
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Finally Snowing
It’s almost new year’s eve and the snow is falling again here in Norikura Kogen. I took the kids to their ski club and decided to take a few clips of the beautiful snow coming down.
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Winter At Last
Snowfall has been a bit on the delinquent side this winter here in the village. There has been snow on Mount Norikura since the end of October but it’s been a long wait since then.
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Still Waiting for Snow
Although the ski resort is open we are yet to see decent snow in the village this year. As of today the road to Ichinose Meadow which on a typical year is only accessible by foot after mid-November was clear and dry.
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Cold Mornings
-9˚ Mornings makes for some pretty frost on the windows this morning. Up in Suzuran near the Visitors Center there is still a bit of snow on the ground from last week.
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Mt. Norikura Snow Resort Opening Day
Let the snowriding begin. Opening day at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort.
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Ice & Snow at Norikura BASE
This morning there was some beautiful light hitting the mountain so I headed over to Norikura BASE to get a better view.
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Mt. Norikura Snow Resort Riding Clips
I put together few short clips of some riding at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort.
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Fall Vibes
Got a few nice panoramas this morning from around Norikura Base. The blue skies and golden larch trees look nice together.
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Woodcutters in Ichinose Meadow
Years ago Ichinose Meadow had another name. Norikura Kogen and Ichinose Meadow are known for being naturally cool and a great place to pasture cows. I have heard that Japan’s typically hot and humid weather does not produce good mild during the summer months and that is why Hokkaido is famous for dairy products. There…
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Azusa River – Modono Dam
Got a few nice shots with some morning light on my way down the mountain this morning at the Midono Dam. This is one of 3 dams on the Azusa River flowing from the Northern Japanese Alps down through Matsumoto and eventually out the the Japan Sea.