A few more pictures of May snow near Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, where there was still plenty of snow a kilometer up......

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 160mm — 1/1000 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
As “Full Speed Ahead” as Yellow Boots Allow

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 125mm — 1/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Chasing Mommy with a Snowball

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, P.P. boost: +0.85EV — map & image data — nearby photos
Layer upon Layer...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm — 1/250 sec, f/9, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Kids Love to Poke Things

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm — 1/1000 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Master of all that is Snow

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 140mm — 1/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Falls into a Crevasse

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 @ 48mm — 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, — map & image data — nearby photos
Snowball Soccer

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 190mm — 1/180 sec, f/9, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Unbridled Joy

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 102mm — 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400, — map & image data — nearby photos
Our Hotel From 10 Miles Away
On the way home, I was surprised to notice our hotel so visible in the distance (the white building in the lower mountain, above the rightmost orange backhoe), and even more so when the car navigation system said that it was more than 10 miles away. It looks much closer, but is 10.6 miles (17km) away.
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I like Chasing Mommy with a Snowball. I understand why she is running – she has reason to fear snowballs thrown by Friedl men!