You can ski while watching the drift ice / Esashi Town Mikasayama Ski Resort

Date and time:Mid-February 2018 / weather:Cloudy sometimes snow / Snow quality:Surface fresh snow, medium solidification

This time, This is an introduction to ski resorts where you can ski while looking out at the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.
"Esashi Town Mikasayama Ski Resort"
Esashi-cho is a place where drift ice comes only in winter, and if you are lucky, you can ski while watching the drift ice!Then, when I got the information that the drift ice was coming to Okhotsk, I headed for Esashi.

Drift ice 2

Scenery on the way to the ski resort

Drift ice is floating in the sea on the way to the ski resort.The tension went up and I got out of the car and went sightseeing for a while.It was @Yo Amagai of "Niseko Down Chill Crew" who participated in the drift ice slope.

Drift ice

With drift ice in one hand @YO

When I arrived at the ski resort, I could see the sea from the lift.

Mikasayama Ski Resort Intermediate Course 3

View from the lift

However, when I thought that the clouds were approaching a little, I couldn't see the sea.disappointing.I saw it a little, so it's better than I couldn't.And comfort yourself.

Mikasayama Ski Resort Intermediate Course 2

View of the mountaintop.If it is true, the whole sea

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort

The lift landing that has become cloudy

By the way, Mikasayama Ski Resort is an easy-to-understand layout with a total of XNUMX courses, from the sea side to advanced, intermediate, beginner, and forest courses with gentle slopes.

Mikasayama Ski Resort Course Map

Lift platform course map

First, let's get used to the "intermediate course".The gnoll condition of the first terrain is interesting.The side of the branch with the advanced level has a slightly complicated terrain.The last is open burn

Mikasayama Ski Resort Intermediate Course 1

It's hard to see, but the Noor terrain at the beginning of the course

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort Intermediate Course 2

Around the middle of the intermediate course.The left is an advanced course

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort Intermediate Course 3

Last wide open burn

The "advanced course" was a fairly high course due to the slope, but as expected, RIDER glide by picking up the terrain at a constant speed and beautifully.

Mikasayama Ski Resort Advanced Course 1

Advanced course entrance

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort Advanced Course 2

Guffy terrain is also picked up firmly.

There is a regular wall on the way to the "Beginner Course", but the next one is a gentle slope, so I played while trying not to slow down too much.

Mikasayama Ski Resort Beginner Course 2

A wall in the middle of the course.Don't slow down too much

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort Beginner Course 3

Apply fresh snow

The forest course is really a gentle slope.Be careful as the last slope is slightly up!

Mikasayama Ski Resort Forest Course 1

It's really a gentle slope.Sometimes there is a wall.

 

Mikasayama Ski Resort Forest Course 2

Be careful of the last rise

When I asked the ski resort people about the drift ice after skiing, they said, "It's been a while since I berthed, so there isn't much drift ice on this day."Even so, I was happy because I could see it when I went to the ski resort, but I wanted to see it while skiing at the ski resort.

This time it was "Esashi Town Mikasayama Ski Resort" where I wanted to revenge the sunny and drift ice.If you have a chance, please come!

I will paste the drift ice image taken by Mikasayama Ski Resort on the last ~

 

You can also watch videos of ski resorts all over the country.I strongly recommend you see it~
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