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Kusatsu-Onsen and Shirane-san

February 26–27, 20112 daysGunma

草津白根山

Cover photo: Kusatsu-Onsen and Shirane-san — Up to the turquoise lake of Yugama
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Distance: 13.3km; over 2 days
Ascent: 1,065m; 205 m of descent
Total walking time: 4 h 31
High point: 2,176m; low point 1,194 m
Season: Winter; February 2011

From the village to the volcanic landscape

In late February 2011, two stages lead from Kusatsu-Onsen to the Yoshigadaira plateau, then to the Shirane area. Snow covers the ground around the hut and the slopes of Yugama, whose lake retains its turquoise color.

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Trip photos 4

The red-roofed Yoshigadaira hut among the snowy larches

Snow cornice under a blue sky, a figure on the ridge

Panorama: the turquoise lake of Yugama in its snowy crater

Panorama: Yugama and its ocher walls under the snow