Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 153

Temperature: minus 15 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

It rained a lot two days before the training because of a depression. The rain melted the snow on the road and it refroze. So the road was covered hard and uneven ice. It was fine and you could see the moon in the first half of the training. He did an interval training at the summit under the beautiful moon and view. From time to time clouds passed at this altitude and it caused a slight precipitation.

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