Nihon 🇯🇵 Hyakumeizan 🏔️ (25/100)

Hike #2 of the day. I didn't feel like doing another peak but I was all the way out in Gunma so I felt obliged. I paid a ghastly fee (2500 yen) to park at the trailhead Oze National Park. The mountain is closed until July, but I wasn't going to let this stop me. I encountered snow early on and had to contend with this almost the whole way to the top. It was actually quite fun! My non-waterproof boots held up just fine. There were no footprints ahead of me so I didn't have to worry about being ambushed by a ranger. I noticed that people in the past days had skied this peak, even with the closure in effect. Running down was so much fun. My boot skiing skills were top notch. Very tired at the beginning of the hike but full of energy towards the end.