Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Kitami Pass 7

Temperature: minus 13 degrees Celsius at the Kitami Pass and minus 19 degrees Celsius at the foot of the mountain

The travelled distance: 27km

It was warmer on the mountains than the foot of the mountains because of the radiative cooling. He felt colder than expected because of the katabatic winds. He saw two traces of bikes on the snow. It seems two MTBs climbed the Kitami Pass the day before. At the beginning of the training, diamond dusts were falling from the sky. After passing the summit, he descended in the direction of Shirataki and climbed again from the other side.

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