Mt. Hakkoda Part II

Our last ski trip of the year was the first week in April to the famed mountain Hakkoda-san. On the way out was the first week the road we traveled was open, so it was like driving through a snow canyon.

Although there are only two marked ski paths on the mountain, many people like to go "exploring" the back country on this mountain. Amy and I aren't what you would call expert skiiers, so we stuck with the marked routes.

Even though Hakkoda-san is not as high in altitude as the Colorado Rockies, it receives in some cases more snow fall. What you see in this last picture are the tops of 30 ft trees plastered with snow...here they are dubbed Hakkoda Snow Monsters.