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Today's trip to Yari-onsen was very tough but rewarding.

We started early in the morning with the goal of making it to the onsen at 10am. The morning temperature was very comfortable at around 5-10C and it made the first part up until Sarakura plateau very comfortable.


From the bridge in Hakuba we jumped on our bikes. The road was partly tough to bike with the heavy loaded back packs, so we ended up walking the most part. While at Sarakura hut we dropped off our bikes and shoes and started boot packing.


The boot packing from Sarakura hut to Obinata Col was very easy. No tricky parts and great hard snow. Though we could start feeling the snow get softer with every second on the last part to Obinata Col. For the last flat ridge of Obinata Col we decided to put on the skins as the snow got too soft for our liking.


The ski down to the bottom of the valley leading up to the onsen was very comfortable though a bit shaky. The snow was partly effected by the sun the past weeks. From the bottom of the valley it was very clear that the south facing steep faces are heavily affected by wet avalanches. Be careful.


We skined on for the last push up the valley towards Yari-onsen. We determined that the slope was shallow enough for us to do this by skinning. Also the sun affected snow was getting too soft for booting. We also debated that if we were caught in an avalanche we would be more flexible on our skins. This part was the toughest all day, physically and mentally.


The entry point to the onsen is a bit hard to locate but we followed tracks from a guy we had talked to on the way back from the onsen experience. We entered the onsen from below, following the streams all the way up to the construction.


Onsen was algie, beautiful and freakin hot. But we managed to carve some snow blocks we could bring with us down in the boiling water. After some skin acclamation it was a bearable experience.


Skiing down from Yari-onsen was massive. It's a beautiful view. However, the snow was very wet and partly sticky. Still enjoyable.


The last hike back to Obinata Col was more pleasant than we expected. The slope is way more shallow than the one up the valley, and the distance is the same. 


Obinata Col down to Sarakura plateau was the best the day had to offer. Great corn snow and a decent steep slope made this very enjoyable. The rest of the plateau was a bit tricky with debris, soft snow and a lot of trees. We ended up boot packing half the way down to Sarakura hut. Watch out for deep snow.


The highlight of the day was to ride the bike down the beautiful road down to the bridge. Bringing the bikes was a great idea and as we traveld comfortably with all our gear, sweaty as hell, tired to the maximum, through the landscape going from snowy and dead to green and lively was fantastic.


Thank you Yari-onsen for a great experience.

DOMO

白馬岳（しろうまだけ）は、飛騨山脈（北アルプス）北部の後立山連峰にある標高2,932mの山。長野県と富山県とにまたがり、中部山岳国立公園内にある。

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