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

Yanaba Parallel

Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

やなばパラレルスキー場　長野県大町市

Yanaba Parallel was a small ski area located less than 1km from Yanaba Station in Omachi City, in the north western region of Nagano Prefecture. It was originally called just Yanaba. The Parallel name comes from the name of the ski school that used this area for lessons and training. Yanaba Parallel closed around the mid 1990s.

Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Opened
開設		 Early 1950's
Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Mid 1990's
Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 840m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 1000m
Vertical
標高差		 About 160m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 24°
Number of courses
コース本数		 4
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 500m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 40% beginner
50% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% skiers
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Troika 300m
All facilities have 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

Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）
Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）

Further Information

  • Yanaba Parallel was originally known as just Yanaba  簗場スキー場
    　
  • This ski area opened before the nearby Yanaba Kokusai, which was later re-named to Yanaba Snow Park  ヤナバスノーパーク 
    　
  • More information on Yanaba Snow Park can be found here
    　
  • Hakuba Valley Kashimayari  鹿島槍スキー場  is on the opposite side of Route 148
    　
  • Yanaba Parallel featured a 300m long sled-like troika lift that held 7-8 people
    　
  • One old guide book mentions there being two such lifts, but the second one cannot be confirmed
    　
  • In 1965 the Yanaba Parallel Ski School  ヤナバパラレルスキースクール  opened
    　
  • The ski area then became known as Yanaba Parallel
    　
  • Yanaba Parallel Ski Area was exclusively for use of the ski school and its guests
    　
  • The ski area appears to have closed around the mid 1990s

Google Earth

Yanaba Parallel Ski Area（やなばパラレルスキー場）

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  • By the side of Route 147, close to the south-eastern shores of Lake Nakatsuna in Omachi City

  • About 38.5km from the Azumino IC exit of the Nagano Expressway

  • Less than 1km from Yanaba Station on the Oito line

  • 長野動車道　安曇野ICから的38.5km

  • 大糸線　簗場駅から的 1km

This page was created in June 2020
Last updated on 27th February 2021
2020年5月 作成　2021年2月27日 更新