First Yamanokami route of the season. I am grateful to be able to use the 11th line. When we arrived at the lift landing, the altitude was already 1600m. Today's goal ridge is about 1880m, so it's a 280m climb. Hmm, that's all? No, that's enough. Well, I just want to walk. In the forest that feels good. And in a quiet place. If there's no one else. Additionally, the slope doesn't have to be steep. Also, it would be nice if the snow was soft. "There is! (←In the style of Yoji Tanaka←From Nagano Prefecture)." Yamanokami route. When I thought about walking from my house, which is 860m above sea level, today's trip was a snap. I got on the lift at 9:30, put on my ski skins, and started walking around 10:00. So, we arrived at the ridgeline at 11:30, which took us an hour and a half. The trail I was allowed to use was a good one that hadn't been around for many days. This guy at the front has good sense. Thanks to this, I was able to walk comfortably and without stress. Equipment is Scarpa T2 (red) and Madshus ANNUM (← center width 78mm). The combination is not very interesting and there are no problems. Isn't that T4? Yes, today is T2. Because Madicious's head mark was red. Match that color with red T2 (← this is serious). That's what it is. While walking, I smiled and said, ``That's nice.'' Well, the whole course is mellow. It's mellow, isn't it? It's like Akita Hachimantai. I have always wanted to ski only here! That's what I thought. By the way, the Yamanokami route is a classic route: from Tsugaike, via Tenguhara, to the rugged mountain ridge, to mellow, to a steep slope with a collapsed side view, to a dark stream. Although the number is already half, there is a signboard with numbers written on it attached to the tree (←Thank you for the hard work of your seniors/There was no GPS back then...). Now it is possible to enjoy only the mellow part. The strategy was to ride the 11th line up the mountain, then ride the 11th line again to go down the mountain (← when going down, take off your skis and hold them in your hand). This eliminates the need to ski down steep slopes. however! This strategy works only if the lift is working. The 11th line closes at 14:00. If the lift isn't moving, you'll eventually be forced to ski hard. Therefore, such skill and equipment are necessary from the beginning. Especially if you have an accident on the way, things will turn out quite badly. This is a big difference from Akita-Hachimantai, which is close to the road. one more point. It's mellow and spacious, so you can walk anywhere. Being able to walk everywhere means it's easy to get lost (← Oh yeah). For the past three days, I have been using the software ``Geographica'' on my phone. I had it in there before, but never used it. Where did the bird sounds first come from? ? This is probably because I'm a beginner. This is good software. I also found out about the battery drain on my GPS. The screen is large and you can easily zoom in and out. I can write tracks. The 11th line lift drop off point is already on the map. Hmm, I wonder if that expensive GPS I've been using is already a backup... I also checked my cell phone signal every now and then. The upper one is mostly 4G. Well then, let's go down the mountain. Ah, that's right, this time I completed the entire selfie~. I've grown up. Maybe it's just that the snow is better than in the past? So, today I'm going to do an inspection, so I dropped from yesterday's beech forest to the bottom. In the end, we decided not to use the descent lift. Ah, the bottom traverse line looks like this. I mentioned it in the video. please refer. Next time, I'll choose to go down the mountain by lift. February 8, 2024