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

Eirinji

Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture

永林寺スキー場　新潟県魚沼市

Eirinji was a small ski area located in the Horinouchi area of Uonuma City. It was named after the nearby temple. The ski area closed quite a long time ago, and the Kanetsu Expressway road now slices through what was once the ski slope.

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Opened
開設		 Unknown
Closed
 閉設		 Unknown
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 95m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 135m
Vertical
標高差		 About 40m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 250m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unknown
Beginner-intermediate
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Closed before snowboarding appeared
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Rope tow 150m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in June 2020
写真撮影：2020年6月

Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）
Eirinji Ski Area（永林寺スキー場）

Further Information

  • Eirinji is the name of the temple nearby
    　
  • The Kanetsu Expressway  関越自動車道  now goes through what was once the ski slope (similar to what happened to Kashiwabara in Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture)
    　
  • There is a path from the temple, under the expressway and up to what was once the top of the ski slope
    　
  • Apparently, there was at least one 150m rope tow lift
    　
  • Unfortunately, no confirmed records of the ski area can be found, and a local was not able to provide any additional details
    　
  • It is now difficult to imagine there was a ski area at this location at one time
    　
  • This location is not high, but there are fine views of the Echigo Sanzan mountains from the top
    　
  • Horinouchi Town 堀之内町 became part of Uonuma City 魚沼市 in November 2004

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  • Locared about 1.5km off Route 17 to the north of the central town area of Horinouchi in Uonuma City

  • About 2km from the Horinouchi IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway

  • Less than 2km from Echigo Horinouchi Station on the Joetsu line

  • 関越自動車道　堀之内ICから的2km

  • 上越線　堀之内駅から的2km

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated in 16th March 2024
2020年5月 作成 　2024年3月16日 更新