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Kamishiro

Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture

神城スキー場　長野県白馬村

Kamishiro was the name of a ski area in the Kamishiro neighbourhood of Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture. This ski area existed before what is now known as Hakuba Goryu was fully developed. The top of the Kamishiro slope was connected with the Champion Expert Course at Hakuba Goryu as that ski area expanded. The ski lift at Kamishiro closed in the 1980s and has been removed. In recent years the area has been used as an official tree run course of Hakuba Goryu and is known as the Kamishiro Gelande.

Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Opened
開設		 1950
Closed
 閉設		 Early 1980s
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 880m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 1,150m
Vertical
標高差		 About 270m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 A few
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 1,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unknown
Upper run is quite steep
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% / 0%
Closed before there was snowboarding in Japan
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Details unconfirmed
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in May 2020
写真撮影：2020年5月

Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）
Kamishiro Ski Area（神城スキー場・神城ゲレンデ）

Further Information

  • Kamishiro is the name of the neighbourhood where the popular Hakuba Goryu  白馬五竜スキー場  ski area is currently located
    　
  • Back in the 1950s the first ski area in this location was known as Kamishiro Ski Area  神城スキー場
    　
  • Over the years Kamishiro Ski Area developed into what became Hakuba Goryu, now officially known as ABLE Hakuba Goryu
    　
  • The ski lift at Kamishiro was the third lift to be put into operation in Hakuba village
    　
  • The lift was located just to the south of Kamishiro Ski Hutte 神城スキーヒュッテ
    　
  • When the 4-person Telecabin at Hakuba Goryu opened close by in November 1973, it was the first gondola lift to be installed in Japan
    　
  • (It was upgraded to an 8 person gondola in 1995)
    　
  • Hakuba Goryu was known as Hakuba Toomi  白馬とおみスキー場 until 1997
    　
  • At one time the top area of Kamishiro was connected with the Champion Expert Course  チャンピオンエキスパートコース at Hakuba Goryu
    　
  • The exact closing date of Kamishiro as a ski area is unclear, but the Kamishiro ski lift appears to have closed around the 1982 season
    　
  • The course eventually disappeared from ski maps around the late 1980s
    　
  • Since the 2016-2017 season the old Kamishiro slope coming off the Champion Expert Course has been labelled on the official Hakuba Goryu course map as a Tree Area  ツリーエリア
    　
  • In the previous year it had not been officially announced but had been known by a few as an unofficial 'side country' area
    　
  • A sign on the mountain notes Kamishiro Gelande Tree Area  神城ゲレンデツリーエリア  (written in English as 'Ungroomed area / Kamishiro tree area')
    　
  • There are also warnings that the area is for Experts Only
    　
  • The Kamishiro tree area is not always open and is dependent on snow conditions and safety checks
    　
  • The Goryu Katakuri park  五竜カタクリ苑  is located close to what used to be the lower area of Kamishiro
    　
  • Katakuri is the dogtooth violet flower and usually in bloom around Golden Week in late April to early May

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  • Located by the Hakuba Goryu ski area, about 2km off Route 148 in Hakuba Village

  • About 48km from the Azumino IC exit of the Nagano Expressway

  • Less than 2.5km from Kamishiro Station on the Oito line

  • 長野自動車道　安曇野ICから的48km

  • 大糸線　神城駅から的2.5km

This page was created in June 2020
Last updated on 12th August 2022
2020年5月 作成 　2022年8月12日 更新