Almost Accident

Dec. 28

We had a snowfall of over 50cm last night.

 

 

I went to the mountaintop to try the virgin snow first thing in the morning.

 

 

The temperature was -15℃.

The visibility was very low because of the heavy snowstorm.

I couldn’t see about ten meters away.

 

I couldn’t ski on the gentle slope and I couldn’t find which is up or down on the steep slope.

It was almost accident.

Fortunately, I managed to get the base and found the gondola was out of service because of the snowstorm.

 

 

However, the weather was gradually getting better.

 

 

I kept skiing during the morning.

 

 

 

The I stopped skiing by noon.

 

 

When I stopped skiing, the weather changed.

 

 

Oh! No! It was very fine afternoon!

 

 

However, It was also nice to drinking beer in the restaurant to see the snow mountain.

 

 

Then I descended the mountain before dark.

 

 

I arrived at Nagano Station in the evening.

 

 

I went to the local sake & wine bar in the station.

 

I tasted fine glasses of Nagano wine.

 

 

 

They were very nice.

 

 

I came back to Tokyo by Shinkansen.

It was a very nice trip to Nagano except the hard skiing.

I want to come to ski again in this season.