Winter at Mt. Apoi. For anyone who plans to climb Mt. Apoi, please be extra careful during the winter season.

Ponsanushipetsu River
Part of the river is already covered in ice.

At the 1^st Station, an ice path has formed in areas that usually hold water.

When I headed back down the mountain, this area was covered in a light dusting of snow, and I could not see the ice underneath.

Near the 3^rd Station

I feel like this area becomes the most slippery every year.

5^th Station
The summit of Mt. Apoi was covered by blowing snow, so I couldn't see it from here.

7^th Station

Uma-no-se

The wind was strong enough here to push me around a bit.

The ground was a mosaic of ice and peridotite.

I tried to step on the brown peridotite so I wouldn't slip.

Uma-no-se - 8^th Station

The summit of Mt. Apoi is still covered in a snowstorm.

The Summit

I believe that even more snow has piled up since I took this photo.