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

Hakusan


Chugu Onsen

Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture

白山中宮温泉スキー場　石川県白山市

Hakusan Chugu Onsen was a ski area located in the mountainous central region of the geographically large Hakusan City, in what used to be Yoshinotani Village. This ski area was popular for late night openings and at one time for opening until 5am on Sunday mornings in Januarys and Februarys. Hakusan Chugu Onsen opened in 1984 and was last open in 2007.

Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area（白山中宮温泉スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1984
Closed
 閉設		 2007
Base elevation
標高最低		 450m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,030m
Vertical
標高差		 580m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 37°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 3,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
50% intermediate
30% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 20% / 80% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 7 lifts (at one time)
Pair 448m
Pair 485m
Pair 572m
Pair 340m
Single 740m
Single 515m
Single 420m
At least some lift facilities were still in place as of 2018
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at Hakusan Chugu Onsen
 

Photographs

Taken in July 2023
写真撮影：2023年7月

Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）
Hakusan Chugu Onsen Ski Area (Hakusan, Ishikawa)　白山中宮温泉スキー場（石川県白山市）

Further Information

  • Hakusan Chugu Onsen became very popular with snowboarders
    　
  • ...but they were not allowed to ride the top T-bar lift
    　
  • Both skiers and snowboarders could get up to the top course using another pair lift
    　
  • The top Dynamic course by that pair lift was left un-groomed
    　
  • Hakusan Chugu Onsen opened a relatively large area for floodlit night-time operations, including the half-pipe
    　
  • It was usually open until 10pm on weekdays
    　
  • At one time it was open for 'all night' until 5am on Sunday mornings in peak season
    　
  • The All Night Hanabi in CHUGU firework display was a popular feature in February
    　
  • Hakusan Chugu Onsen was well known for relatively cheap ski lift tickets
    　
  • When it opened, Hakusan Chugu Onsen was in Yoshinotari Village  吉野谷村
    　
  • Yoshinotari Village became part of Hakusan City in February 2005
    　
  • There appears to have been a few changes to lift configurations over the years
    　
  • Some old course maps show that at one time the base 340m pair lift was actually two pair lifts that ran in parallel
    　
  • By 2000 only one of those lifts was operating and only one was shown on course maps
    　
  • In 2023, at least the base ski lifts remain in place
    　
  • In the same valley as Hakusan Chugu Onsen, Hakusan Ichirono Onsen remains open but the nearby Hakusan Sena Kogen closed in 2012

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  • Located about 500m off Route 360 in what used to be Yoshinotari Village, but is now part of Hakusan City in Ishikawa Prefecture

  • About 35km from the Komatsu IC exit of the Hokuriku Expressway

  • About 32km from Komatsu Station on the Hokuriku line

  • About 43km from Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line

  • 北陸自動車道　小松ICから的35km

  • 北陸本線　小松駅から的32km

  • 北陸新幹線線　金沢駅から的43km

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 20th September 2024
2020年5月 作成 　2024年9月20日 更新