On our way to somewhere

The onsen at Pension Apple @ Zao 藏王

The snowy white cat at Pension

The view from dinning room @ Pension Apple

Pension Apple, where we stayed for a night

Another pension in the village

Kids going to ski

Zao Ropeway 藏王吊車，山腳站

Half way to view the icy monster 樹冰 @ 高原站 1331 meters high up

山頂站 1661 meters...terribly windy, snowy and freezy

Yes, it's -15 degrees

樹冰

Ski paths

The entrance of Yamadera 山寺

It was quite difficult to hike in winter snowy time...

One third of the way to the top - 仁王門

Everything was topped with thick snow

View from the top. One of the little cars on the middle right hand side was our car ;)