Author: vc-dev

We met “Tamias sibiricus lineatus” at Mt.Pon kurodake for the first time in a long time.
We are wandering that they are increasing.
They dug the land and found food that crows hide in the ground.
They ate them.
Today we heard “Northen Pika” crying here and there.
They will please hikers.
*The other day we confirmed a young brown bear near Mt.Pon kurodake.
And also we confirmed at Daiichi kaen of Mt.Akadake and at Daiichi Hanabatake of Mt.Midoridake.
Daisetuzan mountains range is brown bear’s habitat.
Especially this time brown bears are walking to find food everywhere.
Please be sure to bring a bear bell or whistle.

Snow report of Mt.Kurodake
Many guests and people who contact us say that they heard this year’s snow is less than last year.
Actually this year’s snow is less than last year.
But most of the trail of Mt.Kurodake is under the snow.
Hikers have to walk on snow.
So be aware to fall down and to get lost. And there is a big hole under the snow gorge.
When stepping on snow, hikers step through under the snow gorge.

Climbing down is very dangerous.
The surface of snow is really hard and slippery.

Many hikers tried to climb to the top, but the trail was really bad. So they came back.
When you climb Mt.Kurodake, you need winter outfit to climb even in summer.
(Do not climb wearing summer shoes. It’s dangerous.)
(Today is hot, so snow is melting and becoming soft.)

At Takamatudai on the 5th station of Mt.Kurodake “Cerasus nipponica var. kurilensis (Miyabe) H.Ohba” are still blooming.
Now is end of June, most of them finished.
As shown in the picture,
“Weigela middendorffiana” and “Rhododendron albrechtii” and “ Trollius riederianus var. riederianus” are blooming.
At 5th station of Mt.Kurodake you will see “Tamias” and “Ficedula narcissina”.
When getting on the rift for 15 minutes, you will see big communities of “Primula cuneifolia Ledeb. var. hakusanensis Makino” and “Geum pentapetalum”
And as soon as getting to 7th station, you will find “Tamias”.
Now you can see many seasonal flowers and wild birds.

If you think that clinbing is difficult, how about walking “Kamui forest trail course”?
It takes 15min for one way to walk.
But you can see Mt.Kurodake easily and safety.
We recommend this course.

Snow is melting quickly.
But we have still much snow.
Snow gorge condition is really bad, very hard and slippery.
It’s hard to step.
As shown in the picture, there is a big hole under snow gorge. When stepping on snow gorge, we may step through under the snow.

Report about Momijidani valley
All snow gorge has gone.
Now on the trail fresh gree leaves are so beautiful and flowers start blooming.
We recommend this walking course.
As shown in the picture “Aconitum gigas” forms a big community.
“Weigela middendorffiana” and “Clematis alpina ssp. ochotensis” are blooming.
Momiji water fall that is this course goal is so heroic because of snow melting water.