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

Utsukushigahara






Shirakabadaira

Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture

美ヶ原白樺平スキー場　長野県上田市

Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira was a ski area located in the Utsukushigahara Kogen region of Ueda City in Nagano Prefecture. When the ski area was operating, this location was part of Takeshi Village. The top part of the old ski slope of Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira is now found within the Utsukushigahara Open Air Museum.

Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Opened
開設		 Unknown
Closed
 閉設		 1973
Base elevation
標高最低		 1780m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1980m
Vertical
標高差		 200m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 Unknown
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 1500m
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		 2 lifts
Single 650m
Rope tow 150m
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備
No record can be found of night skiing

 Photographs

Taken in May 2021
写真撮影：2021年5月

Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）
Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）

Further Information

  • Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area was located in Takeshi Village  武石村　
    　
  • Takeshi Village became part of Ueda City  上田市  in March 2006
    　
  • An opening date cannot be confirmed but the ski area was only open until 1973
    　
  • There was one single ski lift as well as a rope tow lift
    　
  • The single lift rose from the side of Prefecture Road 464
    　
  • The top of the single lift was located in an area that is now part of the Utsukushigahara Open Air Museum  美ヶ原高原美術館
    　
  • The exact location of the rope tow lift is unknown, but it appears to have been in the top area
    　
  • Utsukushigahara Open Air Museum features hundreds of sculptures across a wide outdoor area and is usually open from May through November
    　
  • The museum opened in June 1981 and is the 'sister museum' of the of the Hakone Open Air Museum  彫刻の森美術館  in Kanagawa Prefecture

Google Earth

Utsukushigahara Shirakabadaira Ski Area（美ヶ原白樺平スキー場）

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Google Maps

  • In the location of the Utsukushigahara Open Air Museum in the Utsukushigahara highland region of Ueda City

  • About 38km from the Ueda Suginohara IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway

  • About 37km from Ueda Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line

  • 上信越自動車道　上田菅平ICから的38km

  • 北陸新幹線　上田駅から的 37km

This page was created in May 2021
Last updated on 4th August 2021
2021年5月 作成　2021年8月4日 更新