"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.

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