First Tracks on Annupuri


Two days ago after we had about 60cm of snow down on the farmlands I took a early morning hike up to the top of dai ni chairlift, that's the second chairlift on Niseko Annupuri Ski Resort. Half way up I checked the snow depth using my hiking pole and it came in at about just over the first extension lock or about 58cm.

ski pole in messruing the snow

On the hike I met Kazuya, a ski partoller at the resort and in conversation we came to the conclusion that a little of this snow will melt [yuki ga sukoshi tokeru] due to warmer temperature and light rain forecast over the next week. check a few photos below from the hike on the resort.

yuki - snow
sukoshi - a little
tokeru - to melt

snow covered mountains to the south of Niseko

annupuri back bowl osawa from the ski resort

showa-shizan in hte background

first tracks on Annupuri 2013/2014