Our main reason for going back to Nagano again this year was to give Hannah a 'white christmas' and the opportunity to play in the snow. (And perhaps sing "let it go!")
So we took a bus from Yudanaka onsen to the nearby Ryuo Skifield (link) where we hired ski-clothes and a sled.
Rika's had chosen Ryuoo because they offer activities for kids like tubing and banana-boats. But unfortunately these activities had been suspended due to insufficient snow.
Nevertheless we walked up the hill and found a suitable place where Hannah wcould play on her sled.
She had a fun time going up and down the hill until she got cold.
And we found a cafe to warm-up.
Then daddy had the crazy idea that it would be fun to take the ropeway to the top of the mountain. This is the view on a clear day.
The queue didn't look too bad but actually was about 1 hour and Hannah was crying with cold by the time we boarded the car.
And the weather was overcast, so of course when we got to the top there was nothing to see abut cloud and it was very cold and windy.
We retreated into the cafe for lunch, but the queue was enormous and we had no choice but to take the rope-way back-down the mountain.
Despite this mishap, Hannah eventually forgave Daddy, and she enjoyed sleding back down the ski-field together. . All in all, she enjoyed the ski-field and wants to go back next year.
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