Mt.Kurodake snow report
Our visitor center is temporarily closed under declaration of a state of emergency.
(We will open Jun 21th)
But we keep on managing phone call and collecting information of mountains as usual.
And also Kurodake ropeway is on business committing to avoid infection risk.
Many people call us about the trail of Mt.Kurodake.
Finally in Hokkaido summer has come.
Sometimes Temperature at the plain area is over 25°c (we call “summer days”).
Here in Sounkyo onsen( elevation is 650m), tree is just getting fresh green.
But around 5th station of Mt.Kurodake (elevation is 1300m), Cherry blossom started blooming.
And more on the top of mountains is still winter,
Getting off the chair lift at 7th station, passing trail head office, we have to walk on snow.
In some place you can walk on the trail, but mostly you walk on snow to the summit.
It is like walking ski slope.
It is very steep slope for middle class ski course.
Over the 9th station you have to walk on adbanced ski course.
Some place is like ski jumping platform.
Today temperature was high, so I wore hiking shoes with pickel.
Snow was harder than I thought.
I wished I brought crampons.
If snow was more harder, I stopped going up.
When I went up. I saw a skier slipped over for dozens of meters.
Going down is more dangerous than going up.
Going down from the summit many people lose their body balance, and slip over and hurt every year.
If you are not used to go up on the snow, please wait until snow has gone.
*Kurodake Ishimuro hut will open Jun 21th.
If you need detail, please ask Kurodake ropeway.
