Best snapshots in 97 season

We stayed at a pension "Rustic". You can see information of room vacancy and book on Internet. You will be welcomed by the sales manager, Mr Log.
Cellular phone (NTT DoCoMo) is available in Tsugaike area.

Hakuba 47 Base station. It was happy not to be so crowded. Free parking on Sunday for a car with two ladies or more. The receipt of the parking fee will be a sticker.

ROUTE-3 from hakuba 47 gondra station, slightlg long cource with gaps. It is exciting. Some morglers are there.

2/8/97 6:30 A funny sign-board saying "A spoiled wear makes spoiled boys and girls."

2/8/97 Reasen slalom. There were many skiiers in such a fine day. There were getting many gaps in the afternoot.

2/8 Reasen quad lift station. Snow condition is not good on the basement. No waiting for the quad lift.

2/8 Gaps were getting made in Usagi-taira. They were still quite large.

2/9 Fine day! Nice view of Mt. Goryu.

2/9 Grad quad lift to the peak (1st cairn). It is nice view from this lift in such a fine day, even though it is not comfortable in a blizzard.

2/9 A view from 1st cairn. Mt. Hakuba is almost in your hands.

2/9 A view of Mt. Happo-san from 1st cairn. There are 2nd and 3rd cairn above. The trail is a nice two-hour hiking cource.

2/9 Reasen glad cource. It is steep, but not so scare because of good condition. It is a fun to ski like diving into the basement.

2/9 A illusive view of Mt. Ko-tohmi from Reasen quad lift.

It looks like a postcard or a map and looks like a mountain of Paramaount movie.
Traffic was terrible on 2/22 because of heavy snow. Buses could not pass through each other on the Olympic road. It took 4 hours to go from Shinshu-Nakano to Shiga, usually 30 minutes diriving.
We could not see anything with blizzard on 2/22.
2/23 was a fine day and it was good condition. We could take nice pictures.
Cellular phone (NTT DoCoMo) is available in Sun-Valley.

A view from the peak of Mt. Yokote. It was cloudy on the basement but it was sunny on the peak.

Mt. Yokote Hutte is a famous bakery as the highest one in Japane. It will be crowded in such a fine day.

Special menu "Kinoko-Gumo set"(A mushroom cloud value meal)-1,500 Yen。Baked mushroom soup with bread on it, mini salad and mini pilaf. There are various breads, such as Cream malon bread (250Yen), etc. All will be sold as soon as baked.

A trail to Manza ski area from Shibu-toge. This is a nice tour cource but restricted in winter.

Sunset in Sun-Valley. There are a few skiiers in the evening on Sunday. A clock tower looks nostalgic.