Seth
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-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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Let the snowriding begin. Opening day at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort.
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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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Living at 1400m has its advantages and challenges.
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I put together few short clips of some riding at Mt. Norikura Snow Resort.
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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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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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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.
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This morning we woke to a think blanket of frost on the ground. We are expecting our first snow in the village this week, time to put on the winter tires.