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Ohira

Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture

大平スキー場　長野県中野市

Ohira was a ski area located in what was then Toyota Village in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture. Toyota became part of Nakano City in 2005. This ski area closed in 1975 and the hill is now very overgrown. A concrete foundation of the one single ski lift still remains at the base. Otherwise there is little evidence of a ski area being at this location.

Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1968
Closed
 閉設		 1975
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 500m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 600m
Vertical
標高差		 About 100m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unknown
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 350m
The lift has been removed
Concrete foundation remains
Night skiing
ナイター設備
There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in April 2020
写真撮影：2020年4月

Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）
Ohira Ski Area（大平スキー場）

Further Information

  • Ohira opened in 1968
    　
  • It sold itself as being the 'closest ski area from Nagano Station'  「長野駅より最も近い便利なスキー場」
    　
  • People used to use the local train from Nagano Station to Iiyama Station and then a bus
    　
  • Unfortunately, the ski area did not last a decade and closed in 1975
    　
  • Since then nature has taken over and the area is now overgrown
    　
  • The ski lift was mostly still in place as late as 2012, but has since been removed
    　
  • Only the concrete base foundation now remains
    　
  • Apart from a small clearing close to the base, it is now difficult to imagine there was ever ski area at this location
    　
  • When it was open, Ohira was part of Toyota Village  豊田村
    　
  • Toyota Village became part of Nakano City on 1st April 2005
    　
  • Ohira is about 500m from the Toyota Iiyama IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway
    　
  • The expressway exit opened in 1997

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Location
所在地

About 500m from the Toyota Iiyama IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expresway and a few hundred metres off Route 117 in Nakano City.
About 0.5km from the Toyota Iiyama IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
About 7km from Iiyama Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Iiyama lines.
上信越自動車道　豊田飯山ICから的0.5km
北陸新幹線　飯山線　飯山駅から的 7km

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

Madarao Mountain Resort 　斑尾高原　10.5km
Tangram Ski Circus 　タングラムスキーサーカス　15km
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture

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