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Yuzawa Family

Yuzawa Town, Niigata Prefecture

湯沢ファミリースキー場 新潟県湯沢町

Yuzawa Family was a ski area located to the south-east of central Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture. It was less than 1km from the Yuzawa IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway. Yuzawa Family closed decades ago and nature has now taken over but an abandoned single ski lift remains in the place. Confirmed details about Yuzawa Family difficult to find, even after questioning locals!

Yuzawa Family Ski Area(湯沢ファミリースキー場)
Opened
開設
Unconfirmed
Closed
Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低
400m
Top elevation
標高最高
440m
Vertical
標高差
40m
Steepest slope
最大斜度
20°
Number of courses
コース本数
2
Longest run
最長滑走距離
About 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級
Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード
100% / 0%
Closed before snowboarding arrived
Ski lifts
リフト本数
1 lift (confirmed)
Single About 300m
The abandoned lift remains in place

Photographs

Taken in April 2021
写真撮影:2021年4月

Further Information

  • Yuzawa Family Ski Area was located less than 1km from the Yuzawa IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway
     
  • ...behind what some have been known to claim is the 'busiest 7-11 in Japan' (* totally unconfirmed!)
     
  • Yuzawa Family is one of those old ski areas for which very little information can be confirmed... even after talking with locals
     
  • Apparently this ski area was at one time used by the nearby Kandatsu Elementary School for ski lessons
     
  • An abandoned single ski lift remains in place
     
  • Nature has now well and truly taken over the lift structures and the upper area of the slope in particular
     
  • Even in April a walk to the top section of the lift is difficult due to thick undergrowth
     
  • The old aerial photograph from 1977 shows the open space that was used for skiing
     
  • It also shows what looks like a small car park and building behind the ski lift
     
  • One unconfirmed information source mentions a few additional simple lifts to the side of the single lift
     
  • That area however is almost flat and it's hard to imagine there were lifts and skiing there

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Location
所在地

Located to the south-east of the main central area of Yuzawa Town.
Less than 1km from the Yuzawa IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway.
About 2.5km from Echigo Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen and Joetsu line.
関越自動車道 湯沢ICから的1km
上越新幹線 上越線 越後湯沢駅から的2.5km

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

Kandatsu Snow Resort 神立スノーリゾート 2km
Iwappara  岩原  2.4km
Ipponsugi  一本杉  3km
NASPA Ski Garden  NASPAスキーガーデン  3.2km
Yuzawa Kogen  湯沢高原 3.5km
All currently operating ski areas in the region
All currently operating ski areas in Niigata Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年5月 作成  2022年8月11日 更新