Scenery of evenig in Takamagahara and Ichinose

It went to the dog-walking with the daughter after it had slipped in skiing yesterday.

The evening sun was very beautiful.
Scenery from Tanne no mori okojyo ski area to Takamagahara mommoth ski area.

Scenery from Tanne no mori okojyo ski area to Ichinose Family area.

Sunset at Shiga Kogen

Kumanoyu Ski Area

Shiga Kogen, Joshinetsu National Park

Nagano, Japan

March 30, 2009.

From 5 to 6:15 P. M.

End of the day...

Yesterday ended beautifully in Shiga Kogen!

With a clear sky and mild wind, that's the view from Hotaru Onsen Area.

In this picture, you can see Kasadake on the left and some of the Kumanoyu Ski Courses.

Today it's not so shiny and bright as yesterday but it's a nice day to go out and enjoy the snow anyway!

Shiga Kogen at Sunset

Yesterday the sky was so beautiful that we decided to watch the sunset. Maeyama seems to be a good choice, because the Maeyama C course it's not so difficult to snowshoe hike. The course it's just about 750 m. and we reached the top of the mountain in 15 min. You just need to ask at the front desk where you can hire some snowshoes and go with comfortable shoes and warm clothes.

We start to walk about 5:15 P. M.

And we were on the summit of Maeyama at 5:30 P. M.

Just in time to watch this beautiful sunset.


Sunset watched from 1810 m above sea level.


From the summit, you can see Kasadake, Kumanoyu Ski Area and all the Hotaru Onsen Hotels

At this time of the day, all the lifts had already stopped and it's very peaceful.



If you have the chance, I highly recommend, it's worth!

Sunny Days!!!

This trail leads you to Yokoteyama, completely white yesterday afternoon

and this is Kumanoyu.

The Japan Meteorological Agency　expects sunny days...

Which is great, because yesterday the mountains were covered with a good amount of snow again and you just need to enjoy it in a sunny day! ;)

and that's how a beautiful day ends here...

That's the Kumanoyu ski run yesterday, at the end of the day.
Great weather from the sunrise till sunset!

Nagano Ken, Shiga Kogen, 5 p. m.