Ice deposits in Zao mountains

Ice deposits in Zao mountains

YAMAGATA, Japan - Skiers pass gigantic ice deposits on trees at a ski resort in the city of Yamagata in the Zao mountains in northeastern Japan on Feb. 2, 2011. The rare ice deposits are formed when moisture in the air freezes on trees and snow accumulates on top.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001156422
  • Registered date
  • 2011/2/02 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2011 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 2711 × 1731 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 813.73(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Snow-made lanterns lit up in northeastern Japan

    Snow-made lanterns lit up in northeastern Japan

    Garden lanterns made of snow are lit up during a winter festival at a shrine in the Yamagata Prefecture city of Yonezawa, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
      Snow-made lanterns lit up in northeastern Japan

      Snow-made lanterns lit up in northeastern Japan

      Garden lanterns made of snow are lit up during a winter festival at a shrine in the Yamagata Prefecture city of Yonezawa, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
        Frost-covered trees at ski resort in Japan

        Frost-covered trees at ski resort in Japan

        Photo taken on Feb. 11, 2022, shows frost-covered trees at a ski resort on Mt. Moriyoshi in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita. The trees, which tourists call "snow monster," are at their peak time to view.
          Ice deposits at Japanese ski resort

          Ice deposits at Japanese ski resort

          YAMAGATA, Japan, Dec. 22 Kyodo - A skier passes gigantic ice deposits on trees at a ski resort in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, in this file photo taken in February 2017.
            "Ice monsters" in Yamagata ski resort

            "Ice monsters" in Yamagata ski resort

            YAMAGATA, Japan, Feb. 1 Kyodo - A skier slides between "ice monsters," or deposits of ice and snow on pine trees at Zao hot spring and ski resort in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2017.
              Ski trip led by PM's wife seeks to have middle-agers return to slopes

              Ski trip led by PM's wife seeks to have middle-agers return to slopes

              TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort in Yamagata Prefecture. A ski event at the resort open to the general public is planned in early 2015 to revive the popularity of skiing.
                Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

                Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

                YAMAGATA, Japan - Tourists take photos of themselves with "Ice Monsters," or snow-coated trees, at the Zao hot spring and skiing resort in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.
                  Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

                  Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

                  YAMAGATA, Japan - Tourists walk among "Ice Monsters," or snow-coated trees, at the Zao hot spring and skiing resort in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.
                    Ice deposits in Zao mountains

                    Ice deposits in Zao mountains

                    YAMAGATA, Japan - Skiers pass gigantic ice deposits on trees at a ski resort in the city of Yamagata in the Zao mountains in northeastern Japan on Feb. 2, 2011. The rare ice deposits are formed when moisture in the air freezes on trees and snow accumulates on top.
                      White ice on trees in Zao mountains may fade in 40 years

                      White ice on trees in Zao mountains may fade in 40 years

                      YAMAGATA, Japan - Photo shows white ice deposits on trees along a ski slope in Yamagata City of the Zao mountains in February 2010. A research team led by Yamagata University professor Fumitaka Yanagisawa warned on Nov. 10, 2010, that the phenomenon could vanish in 40 years due to global warming. (Kyodo)