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Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort | |
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Location | Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan |
Vertical | 881 m (2,890 ft) |
Top elevation | 1,661 m (5,449 ft) |
Base elevation | 780 m (2,559 ft) |
Skiable area | 1.86 km2 (459.6 acres) |
Trails | 26 |
Longest run | 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
Lift system | 41 (4 gondola lifts, 5 quad chairlifts, 3 triple chairlifts, 27 pair chairlifts and 2 single chairlifts) |
Website | http://www.zao-ski.or.jp/index.html |
The Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort (山形蔵王温泉スキー場, Yamagata Zaō Onsen Skī-jō) is the largest resort in Tōhoku region, Japan, operated by Zao Onsen Tourism Association (蔵王温泉観光協会, Zaō Onsen Kankō Kyōkai). The resort is mostly famous for its ski slopes, but it also has an Trek course in summer.
famous for soft rime
since 1951[1]
Dactylorhiza aristata , Maianthemum dilatatum and so on.
The ski resort expands on three mountains, namely West Mountain, East Mountain, and Mount Isola. The total number of courses is 37, the length 42 kilometres (26 mi). This is the first Japanese ski resort to be awarded for the Best Small Resort by The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide, a British ski magazine. According to the 2003 survey by View Communications, Japanese NPO, skiers ranked the resort as the most satisfying among 48 ski resorts in Japan.
Courses
All slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.
- Slopes for beginners: 10
- Slopes for intermediate skiers: 12
- Slopes for advanced skiers: 11
- Slopes for very advanced skiers: 4
- Total: 37
Name | Japanese | Length | Max. speed | Capacity | Built | |
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per lift |
per hour | |||||
West Gondola | ウエストゴンドラ | 1,104 m (3,622 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 1,200 | November 1983 |
West 1st Quad | ウエスト第1クワッド | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1997 |
West 2nd Quad | ウエスト第2クワッド | 924 m (3,031 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1994 |
West Pair Lift | ウエストペアリフト | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
2.0 m/s (6.6 ft/s) |
2 | 1,048 | December 1986 |
West Tiger Pair Lift | ウエストタイガーペアリフト | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 900 | November 2005 |
East Gondola Line 1 | イーストゴンドラ1号線 | 1,654 m (5,426 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | November 1987 |
East Gondola Line 2 | イーストゴンドラ2号線 | 2,071 m (6,795 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | November 1987 |
East Quad | イーストクワッド | 1,381 m (4,531 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1987 |
East 1st Pair Lift | イースト第1ペアリフト | 721 m (2,365 ft) |
1.6 m/s (5.2 ft/s) |
2 | 1,200 | November 1997 |
East 2nd Pair Lift | イースト第2ペアリフト | 810 m (2,657 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 1,200 | November 1995 |
Tower Pair Lift | タワーペアリフト | 1,182 m (3,877 ft) |
n/a | 2 | n/a | 2007 |
Across 1st Pair Lift | アクロス第1ペアリフト | 149 m (489 ft) |
1.8 m/s (5.9 ft/s) |
2 | 1,200 | December 1988 |
Across 2nd Pair Lift | アクロス第2ペアリフト | n/a | n/a | 2 | n/a | December 1989 |
Izora Gondola | イゾラゴンドラ | 2,858 m (9,377 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | December 1988 |
Izora 1st Quad | イゾラ第1クワッド | 1,732 m (5,682 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1989 |
Izora 2nd Quad | イゾラ第2クワッド | 1,421 m (4,662 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1990 |
Izora 3rd Quad | イゾラ第3クワッド | 1,660 m (5,446 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1995 |
Izora 4th Quad | イゾラ第4クワッド | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1996 |
Izora 5th Pair Lift | イゾラ第5ペアリフト | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 1,028 | 2006 |
The resort has unusually many attractions rides as an amusement park in Hokkaidō, where parks are forced to close in the harsh winter. The operator increased the number of rides by buying discounted facilities from closing amusement parks from other parts of Japan. There are more than 60 attraction rides, including 8 roller coasters. Swimming pools open in summer season, as short as 4 weeks from the end of July. There also is a campsite.
There are 4 courses, namely Tower Course, Izumikawa Course, River Course, and Wood Course, 72 holes in total.
There are 4 hotels, namely Main Building, South Wing, North Wing, and Rustsu Tower. There are also cottages and log houses. These facilities accommodate 4,000 visitors in total. The 79 m (259 ft) tall Rusutsu Tower, opened in 1993, is the symbol of the resort. It is linked to South Wing by a slope car (small rack monorail), and to East Mountain by Tower Pair Lift.
See also
External links
- Template:En icon Rusutsu Resort official website
- Template:Ja icon Rusutsu Resort official website
- Template:Ko icon Rusutsu Resort official website
- Template:Zh icon Rusutsu Resort official website
- Template:Ja icon Template:En icon Template:Ko icon Template:Zh icon Kamori Kankō official website
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