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Berg Yogo

Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture

ベルク余呉スキー場　滋賀県長浜市

Berg Yogo is a ski area located in the northern region of Nagahama City in Shiga Prefecture. It is close to the border with Fukui Prefecture and owned by the same company as the nearby Yogo Kogen Resort Yap. A shared lift ticket for both was available and at one time there were plans to phyically connect the two ski areas. Berg Yogo closed in 2010 and currently officially remains just ‘closed’, though there is no sign of a revival.

Berg Yogo Ski Area （ベルク余呉スキー場）
Opened
開設		 2001
Closed
 閉設		 2010
Base elevation
標高最低		 500m
Top elevation
標高最高		 780m
Vertical
標高差		 280m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 30°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,600m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
60% intermediate
10% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 70% / 30% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 4 lifts (at one time)
Quad 552m
Pair 239m
Pair 928m
Pair 837m
Lift facilities remain in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Further Information

  • Berg Yogo initially opened with two lifts for the 2001-2002 season
    　
  • That winter was officially referred to as a 'pre-open' season
    　
  • The Number 3 pair lift (928m) opened in 2002
    　
  • The Number 5 pair lift (837m) opened in 2003
    　
  • There never seemed to be a Number 4 lift
    　
  • In December 2010 the ski area announced that it would not be opening that season due to 'delayed/late preparations'
    　
  • Unfortunately, it never re-opened after that
    　
  • The same company also operated the nearby Yogo Kogen Resort Yap ski area  余呉高原リゾートヤップ
    　
  • By road it is about 2.5km from the base of Berg Yogo to the base of Yogo Kogen Resort Yap
    　
  • But it is actually less than 1km away on the map
    　
  • A shared lift ticket for both ski areas was available
    　
  • There were plans to physically connect Berg Yogo and Yogo Kogen Resort Yap
    　
  • The official mascot character of Berg Yogo - Berukun べるくん -  was 'born in Germany and raised in Yogo'
    　
  • Yogo Kogen Resort Yap is sometimes written in Japanese in katakana,  ヨゴコウゲンリゾートヤップ

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Location
所在地

About 2km off Route 365 in the northern area of Nagahama City in Shiga Prefecture, close to the border with Fukui Prefecture.
About 24km from the Kinomoto IC on the Hokuriku Expressway.
About 21km from Yogo Station on the Hokuriku Honsen line.
北陸自動車道　木之元ICから的24km
北陸本線　余呉駅から的21km

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

Yogo Kogen Resort Yap 　余呉高原リゾートヤップ　2.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Shiga Prefecture

This page was created in July 2020
Last updated on 12th August 2022
2020年7月 作成　2022年8月12日 作成