Snowboard, Onsen, and Groumet Trip in Minakami!!
(Jan 8 2006 : 2nd Day)
2nd DAY PART1 : SNOWBOARDING in White Valley
Tenjin-Daira was still closed due to too much snow......
So, we decided to go White Valley for powder snow!!
Wheather forecast for the day was snow....
and it was snowing!!
Yes! we could expect good powder snow!!
White Valley also coverd with deep powder snow...
and upper lifts are closed...
So, we decided to hike up the hill and get the 1st track of the day!!
Oh we enjoyed powder snow in White Valley!!
Oh No!! Long way to hike up!!
Memento is so far away ahead.....
Oh No... Memento is stuck in a deep snow...
It's a blizzard....
I can't see anything....
Hey we are freezing on a lift chair...
My face is frozen.....
2nd DAY PART2 : Yummy Soba in Minakami!!
After the snowboarding in White Valley, we decided to go to our favorite Soba(Japanese noodle) restaurant near our lodge!!
City was covered with deep snow...
and most of the houses have more than 2meters of snow on thier roof!!
We had a delicious soba and left the city, head to Tokyo!!
still snowing heavily...
Great!! Our favorite soba place was open in this heavy snow...
This is our little house in Minakami...
covered with snow...
Oh No!! Highway is about to close....
Sunshine on Tokyo side of mountain...
Japan is a big country....
