Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 189

Temperature: minus 13 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

It had snowed a little during the night. The road was covered with softly compacted snow. The upper limit of the clouds was situated at about 1000m of altitude. Below this altitude, he rode in the clouds. The clouds were rising. After the interval training at the summit, he did another set of interval training on a small peak near the Fukiage Hot Springs.

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