Zao and the Snow Monsters

Drove straight up 3 hours, after riding yesterday to make it to Zao with a predicting 15cm plus of super fresh stuff coming in, plus to ride through the 'Snow Monsters' on one of the highest mountains via cable car in Japan.

Snow monsters are what they call the trees up there as they get drenched in snow through freeze and thaw cycles, and eventually look almost overwhelmed with the weight of snow stuck to then into summer.

Had a bit of an issue getting up the hill in the two wheel van, but in its last official run with me, it's done well too this point.

The views were there in patches between the clouds, with amazing tree runs and insane powder everywhere. A very steep mountain at times, but also loaded with lots of flat spots too, really keep your speed 😂Read more