Winter Fun 2018

We saw a good bit of snow this Winter in Japan!  Hayden and Eric prepared for the season, practicing their snowboarding skills on the nearby indoor slope.  By January they were ready to hit the real slopes.  They signed up for a day trip to Kurohime-Kogen through Outdoor Rec with some from friends. I was super impressed with the video Eric sent me of Hayden in action.

Towards the end of January we had one of the biggest snowfalls Tokyo has seen in years.  The boys were in school when it started and they sent Lincoln home early because of the fast accumulation.  Snowfall reached about 12 inches and school was cancelled that Friday.  The kids had a blast playing in our parking lot and later moved to the one larger hill on base to sled.  It took weeks for all the snow to melt.

After school fun

3 fuji friends

Brothers in the snow

Woo hoo!  No school!

Ready for a fight

The neighborhood snow pile

Mini hill 

Moving on to the best hill on base

Cheesy Linc

Bo in action

I think he repeatedly fell on purpose to get a laugh

Brother ride

Those faces!

In early February we hiked to a frozen waterfall called Hossawa Falls.  It was a nice little day trip from base.  The whole family enjoyed the tofu donuts after.

Hiking to the falls

Cool frozen tree on the way

Frozen falls!

Little snowmen left behind

We made our own

Tofu Donuts!

Later in February we booked another Outdoor Rec trip we could do as a family to Karuizawa Snow Park.  It was a beautiful sunny day on the mountain and we enjoyed the snow sledding and tubing.  This place was perfect for all ages to get out in the snow.

Karuizawa Snow Park

Nice way to get up the hill

Hayden at the top

Linc on the small tubing hill

Daddy the sledding pro

The boys going up the big tubing hill

And E

And Mommy

View from snow tube lift.  It was hard to get any pics and video on the way down.  It was pretty fast and had two jumps!

Back to sledding

E & A on the snow swing

Balance bike on the snow!

Family run

Last trip of the season, Eric took Hayden night boarding at Snowtown Yeti.  The snow season tends to end in March so this was one last hurrah with friends.

On the lift

So close to Mt. Fuji!

Snowboarding at Dusk