Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 114

Temperature: minus 8 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

We were in the second half of April. The snow was unstable in this season. The road was snow covered above 500m of altitude and the snow was well compacted above 800m of altitude. The soft rime was beautiful. The sunshine of April was so strong that not snow-covered surface increased during the interval training at the summit. After the interval, he descended up to the Fukiage Hot Springs and did a long sprint training up to the summit of a small hill.

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