Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 95
Temperature: minus 20 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).
The road was covered with fresh snow. But it was not muddy snow but fresh powder. So it was easy to ride. The content of bottle was completely frozen at 900m of altitude. Trees were covered with soft rime above 950m of altitude. He met a group of American skiers and they asked him if he has been climbing here every day as they kept seeing him very often. He responded just 1-2 times a week. And he met also a group of Swedish skiers that he had met the last winter. It was a great reunion. During the first descent after the interval training at the summit, he met an Australian skier he had met during the training: Mt.Tokachidake 58 and Mt.Tokachidake 86. It was another great reunion. After the first descent, he climbed again. The snow was more compacted in comparison with the first climb. He could speed more.
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