Yokomuki Onsen Ski Area (Inawashiro, Fukushima)　横向温泉スキー場（福島県猪苗代町）

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Yokomuki Onsen

Inawashiro Town, Fukushima Prefecture

横向温泉スキー場　福島県猪苗代町

Yokomuki Onsen is a ski area located in the northeastern region of Inawashiro Town in Fukushima Prefecture. Two ski lifts used to be operating at Yokomuki Onsen, but the single lift has been closed for a long time. This ski area has had a complicated recent operating history. It was last open during the 2018 winter season. The ski run by the pair lift is currently used by nearby Minowa ski area as the end section of a tree run course.

Historic Aerial Photograph

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		Opened

		開設
		
		Unconfirmed

		Before 1971
	
		Closed

		閉設
		2018

		But it's complicated (see below)
	
		Base elevation

		標高最低
		1,080m
	
		Top elevation

		標高最高
		1,160m
	
		Vertical

		標高差
		80m
	
		Steepest slope

		最大斜度
		
		32°
	
		Number of courses

		コース本数
		2
	
		Longest run

		最長滑走距離
		500m
	
		Skill level

		初級・中級・上級
		Beginners 
		to intermediates
	
		Ski / board

		スキー・ボード
		Unknown
	
		Ski lifts

		リフト本数
		2 lifts 
		(at one time)
	
		Pair
		About 400m
	
		Single
		About 300m
	
		Both lifts 
		remain in place 
	
		Night skiing

		ナイター設備
		There was 
		no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in May 2022
写真撮影：2022年5月

Further Information

	
				It is unclear when Yokomuko Onsen Ski Area first opened

The ski area can be seen on the above aerial image from 1971, 
					but it is thought that it opened in the 1960s 
　
At one time there were two ski lifts 
					operating at Yokomuki Onsen, in two separate areas

The two areas of Yokomuki Onsen were located 
					on either side of a hotel, Mount Bandai  マウント磐梯

The Number 2 single lift and associated 
					ski course were a few hundred metres to the north-west of the hotel

That area has been closed for many years 
					but the abandoned ski lift remains in place
　
The Number 1 pair lift is located across the road from the hotel

In later seasons the pair lift was only open at weekends

That lift remains in place and seemingly 
					in good condition, so a re-opening might be possible
　
Since around 2014 Yokomuki Onsen has had a history of being open 
					and closed
　
It was last open during the 2018 season
　
The larger Minowa Ski Area  箕輪スキー場  is about 1km to the south of Yokomuki Onsen

In February 2022, Minowa opened a new 
					tree-run course (tentative name D course)

That new course starts from the upper 
					part of the C Lift at Minowa and ends up at the top of the 
					Number 1 course of Yokomuki Onsen Ski Area

Minowa provided a regular shuttle bus to 
					take skiers and snowboarders from the base of Yokomuki Onsen 
					back to Minowa

In December 2022 the ski area announced 
					that the course will again open for 2022-2023 season, and be 
					called D Course

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Location
所在地

Located by the side of Prefecture Road 70 in the northern region of Inawashiro Town.
About 23.5km from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC exit on the Banetsu Expressway.
About 23km from Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Saisen line.
磐越自動車道　猪苗代磐梯高原ICから的23.5km
磐越西線　猪苗代駅から的23km

Currently operating ski & snowboard resorts in the region
近隣の運営中のスキー場

Minowa　箕輪　1km
All currently operating ski areas in Fukushima Prefecture

This page was created in May 2022
Last updated in December 2022
2022年5月作成　2022年12月更新

Opened 開設	Unconfirmed Before 1971
Closed 閉設	2018 But it's complicated (see below)
Base elevation 標高最低	1,080m
Top elevation 標高最高	1,160m
Vertical 標高差	80m
Steepest slope 最大斜度	32°
Number of courses コース本数	2
Longest run 最長滑走距離	500m
Skill level 初級・中級・上級	Beginners to intermediates
Ski / board スキー・ボード	Unknown
Ski lifts リフト本数	2 lifts (at one time)
	Pair	About 400m
	Single	About 300m
	Both lifts remain in place
Night skiing ナイター設備	There was no night skiing