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Yanaba Snow Park

Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

ヤナバスノーパーク　長野県大町市

Yanaba Snow Park is located close to the south-west shores of Lake Aoki in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture. It was originally known as Yanaba Kokusai. This ski area is located close by the side of Route 148, to the south of the famous nearby ski resorts in Hakuba Village. Yanaba Snow Park was one of only a few ski areas that had a train station named after it - Yanaba Skijo Mae Station (now closed) on the Oito line. Yanaba Snow Park currently remains closed but is under different ownership and the facilities remain in place…. there are rumours that it might make a revival but that does not seem to be happening for the 2020-2021 winter season.

Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Opened
開設		 1972
Closed
 閉設		 Last open in March 2016
Base elevation
標高最低		 830m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,140m
Vertical
標高差		 310m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 28°
Number of courses
コース本数		 8
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,600m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 60% beginner
20% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 40% / 60% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 5 lifts (at one time)
Quad 662m
Pair 462m
Pair 808m
Pair 290m
T-bar
Night skiing
ナイター設備
There was night skiing, but not every season

Photographs

Taken in May 2020
写真撮影：2020年5月

Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）
Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）

Further Information

  • Yanaba Snow Park was originally known as Yanaba Kokusai ヤナバ国際スキー場
    　
  • In 1985 the small winter-only Yanaba Skijo Mae Station ヤナバスキー場前駅 opened on the Oito train line right by the base of the ski area
    　
  • At one time Yanaba had two named areas - Lakeside Area and Yanaba Racing Village (sometimes referred to as Village Side)
    　
  • With the convenient train station opening, the Racing Village side became a minor section of the ski area
    　
  • It closed sometime in the 2000's (unable to confirm date)
    　
  • The quad and pair lift in the main area behind the station continued operating
    　
  • Night operations were suspended in 2004
    　
  • For the 2006-2007 season, the name of the area was changed to Yanaba Snow & Green Park ヤナバスノー＆グリーンパーク or just Yanaba Snow Park ヤナバスノーパーク
    　
  • Floodlit night operations also resumed
    　
  • For the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons, a one day lift ticket was just 1,000 yen
    　
  • Yanaba closed for the 2013-2014 season
    　
  • And then re-opened for the 2014-2015 season
    　
  • Yanaba was only able to open for around 40 days during the 2015-2016 season after struggling with snowfall
    　
  • It has not opened since then, but now has different owners...
    　
  • In 2019 the Yanaba Skijo Mae Station was shut down

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Yanaba Snow Park（ヤナバスノーパーク）

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Location
所在地

By the side of Route 148, close to the south-eastern shores of Lake Aoki in Omachi City.
About 39km from the Azumino IC exit of the Nagano Expressway.
By the side of the (now closed) Yanabskijo-Mae Station and close to Yanaba Station on the Oito line.
長野動車道　安曇野ICから的39km
大糸線　ヤナバスキー場前駅から的20m （廃止）

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

Kashimayari 　鹿島槍　2.5km
Hakuba Sanosaka 　白馬さのさか　4.5km
All currently operating ski areas in the region
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture

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