Ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Morappu

Tomakomai City, Hokkaido

モーラップスキー場　北海道苫小牧市

Morappu was a ski area near the eastern shores of Lake Shikotsu and the Shinkotsuko Onsen hot spring area of Tomakomai City in Hokkaido. It opened in 1973 and featured two single lifts. Since closing in 1994, the lifts and facilities have been removed, and nature has taken control of the location with little to no evidence of a ski area remaining.

Opened
開設		 1963
Closed
 閉設		 1994
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 290m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 490m
Vertical
標高差		 About 200m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 700m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unconfirmed
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Single 415m
Single 585m
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at Morappu

Further Information

  • This ski area was on the northern slopes of the 506.5m Mt Morappu モラップ山, quite close to the eastern shores of Lake Shikotsu 支笏湖
    　
  • There was a 1km approach road off the main Route 453 road, about 2km south of the Shinkotsuko Onsen hot springs area
    　
  • Records can be found of the ski area being known by five variations on the name in Japanese:
    　
  • Morappu Ski Area モーラップスキー場
    　
  • Morappuyama Ski Area モーラップ山スキー場
    　
  • Kokusetsu Morappu Ski Area 国設モラップスキー場
    　
  • Morappu Kokusetsu Ski Area モーラップ国設スキー場
    　
  • Kokusetsu Morappuyama Ski Area 国設モーラップ山スキー場
    　
  • The ski area opened on 15th December 1963
    　
  • By all accounts, the course for beginners was very gentle
    　
  • The run for advanced skiers was quite steep, and it often was not skiable even in January due to lack of sufficient snow cover
    　
  • Morappu Ski Area closed in 1994, but apparently, it was only in 2001 that it was officially abandoned
    　
  • The ski lifts and all facilities were removed
    　
  • The area is now completely covered in trees and bushes, with no indication that there used to be a ski area at the location
    　
  • The only remaining evidence appears to be a bus stop sign called スキー場入口 (Ski Area Entrance) along Route 453, near the turn-off for the ski area approach road

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  • About 1km off Route 453, east of Lake Shikotsu in Tomakomai City

  • About 18km from the Tomakomai Chuo IC exit of the Hokkaido Expressway

  • About 23km from Tomakomai Station on the Muroran Honsen line

  • 道央自動車道　苫小牧中央ICから的18km

  • 室蘭本線　苫小牧駅から23km

This page was created in June 2023
Last updated on 1st August 2023
2023年6月 作成　2023年8月1日 更新