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Shitada Yagi

Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture

下田八木スキー場　新潟県三条市

Shitada Yagi was a small ski area located in the central region of Sanjo City in Niigata Prefecture. The ski area opened in 1967 and closed sometime in the early 2000s. During the period when Shitada Yagi was open this neighbourhood was known as Shitada Village. In 2005 Shitada Village became part of Sanjo City.

Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）

Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）

Opened
開設		 1967
Closed
 閉設		 Around 2000
Base elevation
標高最低		 155m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 190m
Vertical
標高差		 About 35m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 200m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unconfirmed
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Unconfirmed 　
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in September 2020
写真撮影：2020年9月

Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）
Shitada Yagi Ski Area（下田八木スキー場）

Further Information

  • Shitada Yagi was a small local ski area
    　
  • Very little information can be found about Shitada Yagi
    　
  • The one lift (type unconfirmed) has been removed
    　
  • A small hut at what was the base of the lift still remains
    　
  • The road going up to the ski slope is by the side of Route 289
    　
  • The last part of the road approaching the ski slope is a dirt track
    　
  • Shitada Yagi was located on the north eastern slopes of the 283m Nezumi Yakushi  ねずみ薬師山
    　
  • In May 2005 Shitada Village  下田村  became part of Sanjo City  三条市
    　
  • The impressive looking 200m tall Yahigahana Rock Wall  八木ヶ鼻  was clearly visible from the top of the ski slope
    　
  • The Yahigahana Koen park 八木ヶ鼻公園  is also nearby

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Location
所在地

Located a few hundred metres off Route 289 in Shitada region of Sanjo City.
About 22km from the Sanjo Tsubame IC exit of the Hokuriku Expressway.
About 18km from Higashi Sanjo Station on the Shinetsu Honsen and Yahiko lines.
北陸自動車道　三条燕ICから的22km
信越本線　弥彦線　東三条駅から的18km

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

All currently operating ski areas in Niigata Prefecture

This page was created in October 2020
Last updated on 23rd September 2021
2020年10月 作成 　2021年9月23日 更新