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Kanbayashi Ski


& Snowboard Park

Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture

かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク　長野県山ノ内町

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park was a ski area located in Yamanouchi Town in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture. This area is known as being the birthplace of skiing in Shiga Kogen after a German couple visited in 1913 and introduced locals to skiing. The ski area opened in 1921 as just Kanbayashi. It went on to feature a ski jump and changed names to Kanbayashi Onsen and then Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park before hosting the half-pipe event of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The world famous onsen-loving 'snow monkeys' of the Jigokudani Monkey Park are close-by.

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Opened
開設		 1921
Closed
 閉設		 January 2007
Base elevation
標高最低		 779m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,041m
Vertical
標高差		 262m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 24°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 900m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
50% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 20% / 80% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Pair 325m
Pair 564m
The lifts have been removed
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

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）

Further Information

  • In 1913 a German couple visited the Kanbayashi Onsen hot springs  上林温泉  and introduced skiing to the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano in this location
    　
  • When it opened in 1921 this ski area was originally known as Kanbayashi  上林スキー場
    　
  • A ski jump facility opened in 1959
    　
  • Ski jump scenes from the 1960 Japanese movie Hakuginjou no Taiketsu  白銀城の対決  were filmed at Kanbayashi
    　
  • The ski area re-opened with one pair lift in 1981 as Kanbayashi Onsen  上林温泉スキー場
    　
  • It then changed name to Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park in 1995
    　
  • The snowboard half-pipe event of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics  1998年長野オリンピック  was held at Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park
    　
  • There were two half pipes and it was particularly popular with snowboarders
    　
  • The upper pair lift had a mid point where riders could alight
    　
  • The courses formed an L-shape with the base coming down close to Route 292, just before the road continues up to the main ski and snowboard areas of Shiga Kogen
    　
  • Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park closed in early January 2007 mainly due to a lack of snowfall
    　
  • The ski lifts and facilities have all been removed
    　
  • There are a few small monuments in the area between the two lifts
    　
  • One outlines the history of the ski hill up until 1981 (in Japanese)
    　
  • The other celebrates Kanbayashi as being the 'birthplace of skiing in Shiga Kogen'  志賀高原スキー発祥の地
    　
  • The famous 'snow monkeys' at the Jigokudani Monkey Park  地獄谷野猿公苑  are close-by
    　
  • The Shiga Kogen Roman Museum  志賀高原ロマン美術館  is at the lower area of the hill, by the side of Route 292

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Location
所在地

The base lift was located close to the side of Route 292 in Yamanouchi town as the road begins to head up to the Shiga Kogen area.
About 14.5km from the Shinshu Nakano IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
About 3.5km from Yudanaka Station on the Nagano line (private railway).
上信越自動車道　信州中野ICから的14.5km
長野電鉄長野線　湯田中駅から的3.5km

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

Yomase Onsen 　よませ温泉　11km
Ryuoo Ski Park 　竜王スキーパーク　14km
Shiga Kogen resorts 　志賀高原　9+km
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