snow in May/５月の雪

It didn't snow in Akita while we were there, but we went to see snow on the top of the volcano near my parents' house. It still took about one hour to get up to the treeline where the snow was still deep. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't perfect up there. Pineapple and her cousin, who is 16 months old, and some other adults were not very happy in the blowing wind and sudden rain showers.

There were quite a few people skiing on the peak even in the bad weather. We were just happy to use the lodge there to share the lunch that we brought, which was more than enough time to be on the mountain for this time of the year.

私たちが秋田にいる間に雪は降りませんでしたが、実家の近くにあるまだ雪が積もっていた山に行きました。雪がまだ深いところまでは、１時間近くかかりました。残念ながら山の上の天気はあまりよくなくて、パイナップルと１６ヶ月になる従姉妹、そして何人かの大人にとっては強風と突然の雨は辛いものでした。

天気は悪くても、頂上からスキーで降りてくる人が結構いました。私たちはそこにあった山小屋で、持ってきたお昼ご飯を食べるだけで良くなってしまいました。それでもこの時期の雪山にいるには十分な時間だったと感じたほどです。