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It has been rough weather.
From Visitor Center we see snow smoke on the Sounkyo gorge.
Snow has been falling since yesterday.
The snow lay about 50cm.
It took a long time to shovel snow.
Mt.Kurodake ski area has 50cm snow now.
Probably wind is strong and snow was not piled up.
It takes more time to open.

Today is very rough weather.
Since early morning the wind has been strong and snow has been fallen.
Sounkyo is bad weather.
Weather forecast says that it will be bad weather for a few days and after a few days it will be raining and after that it will be windy again.
We think good and calm weather will be back in a few days.
This snow will stay until spring.
Seneral hundreds of “Bombycilla garrulus “ and ” Bombycilla japonica” that are migratory birds visit Kamikawa town.
They eat berries of “Sorbus commixta” that is very soft.
These berries fall down on the ground.
It’s like a red carpet.

Sounkyo Visitor Center winter season nature observation meeting
“The beautiful shapes of snow and ice”

Winter has come in all Hokkaido and snow falls everywhere.
Here in Sounkyo snow covered everything.
The traffic road is very slippery.
It’s hard to drive and walk.

We hold “winter season nature observation meeting”
More information, please ask Sounkyo Visitor Center
(01658-9-4400 9:00~17:00 Mondays is not open)

Strong wind in Sounkyo
Since early morning the wind has been strong.
We can see snow smoke in Mt.Kurodake.
Now ropeway is operated at 10.
But Mt. Kurodake doesn’t have enough snow for skiing.
Mt.Kurodake ski area is postpone to open.
If the amount of snow is 1m snow, ski area will be able to open.
Now is 30cm snow.
We want 2 or 3 times big snowing.

The snow piled up.
Japan Meteorological agency said that Sounkyo got 9cm of snow.
Everything was covered with snow.
in day time the temperature is rising, snow is melting.
But in the morning and at night the road is frozen.
In the future forecast a few days will be sunny, but most day will be rainy and snowy.
Snow might melt.
When you drive to Sounkyo and drive to mountain path, drive with winter tires.
*Mt.Kurodake ski course will open November 9th. If snow is not enough, they will
put off to open.