Snowy gorges on the Mt. Aka course

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Mt. Kurodake snow report

Snow thaw in Mt.Kurodake is two week faster than usual year.
It feels like beginning July.
The biggest remaining snow point is around 8th station pole, 70m remaining snow, 150m remaining snow and 10m remaining snow.
You don’t need to bring crampons.

About Akaishi river
There is no snow bridge over the river. You can step on the rocks and pass the river.
Today is cool, amount of water in the river is small.
In Kurodake Ishimuro side of river I soaked in the water below my ankles.
In the other side of river you can step the snow stairs.

Mt. Midori snow report

Snow thaw in Mt.Midoridake is faster than usual year.
As shown in the picture blow, every wooden trail is appeared in Daiichi hanabatake.
At edge of trail course “Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia ” and “Geum pentapetalum” starts blooming.
But Daini hanabatake is still snow field.
You have to walk along pole marking and marking rope.
Snow will melt soon around the bench.
The trail between Daiichi Hanabatake and Daini haanabartake is already appeared.
As shown as in the picture below, snow thaw makes a stream.
You have to walk in the stream.

Around Eiko cliff there is a clack betwee rocks and snow.
Be careful not to fall over and not to step through under the snow.
At the top “Diapensia lapponica L. var. obovata F.Schmidt ” and Arcterica nana “” start blooming.