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Kamisunagawadake Kokusai

Kamisunagawa Town, Hokkaido

上砂川岳国際スキー場　北海道上砂川町

Kamisunagawadake Kokusai was a ski area located east of central Kamisunagawa Town in Hokkaido. There used to be three single lifts at this ski area, but the two lower lifts were replaced by a pair lift at some point. Kamisunagawadake Kokusai opened in 1971 and closed in 2007.

Opened
開設		 1971
Closed
 閉設		 2007
Base elevation
標高最低		 200m
Top elevation
標高最高		 520m
Vertical
標高差		 320m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 30°
Number of courses
コース本数		 4
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 3,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 50% beginner
30% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unconfirmed
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts (at time of closing)
Pair 935m
Single 740m
The lower lift has been removed
The upper single lift appears to still remain
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing in the lower half of the ski area

Further Information

  • The town-operated Kamisunagawadake Kokusai ski area opened in 1971
    　
  • When it closed in 2007, it had one pair lift and one single lift
    　
  • In a Hokkaido ski guidebook from 1986, the ski area was shown to have three single lifts
    　
  • It appears that two parallel lower 740m single lifts were replaced by one longer pair lift at some point before 2003
    　
  • There was a 3km long 'tour course'
    　
  • The pair lift has been removed, but the top single lift appears to remain in place
    　
  • There seems to have been a ski jump (Kamisunagawa Shanze 上砂川シャンツェ) either at the ski area or close by, but no confirmed details about that can be found
    　
  • The ski area has never officially been completely abandoned, with the official status still 'dormant' 休止中 in 2022
    　
  • Some special snow-related events have recently taken place on the lower slopes in recent years
    　
  • In 2023 the KAMISUNA SNOW JAM was held on 5th February, and KAMISUNA YUKIITA FES was held on 19th February

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Location
所在地

About 4km to the east of central Kamisunagawa Town.
About 13km from the Naie Sunagawa IC exit of the Hokkaido Expressway.
About 10.5km from Sunagawa Station on the Hakodate Honsen line.
道央自動車道　奈井江砂川ICから的12km
函館本線　砂川駅から的10.5km

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

All currently operating ski areas in Hokkaido

This page was created in May 2022
Last updated on 12th May 2023
2022年5月 作成　2023年5月12日 更新