Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 202

Temperature: minus 6 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

Warm days lasted for two weeks. It finally snowed at the end of April. It had been snowing a little heavily before the start but it almost ceased at the time of the start. From time to time, clouds were passing at these altitudes and when they were passing, everything was covered with intense fog. The surface of the snow was crusted. However, the snow beneath the congealed layer was a little wet. But mostly, the crusted layer could hold the weight. He repeated the interval training. During the training, a snowplough came.

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