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Asahi Tenguston


Snow Park

Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture

アサヒテングストンスノーパーク　島根県浜田市

Asahi Tenguston Snow Park was a ski area located in what used to be the area known as Asahi Town - now part of Hamada City - in Shimane Prefecture. This ski area was able to open for just 25 days in the 2018-2019 season. It intended to be operating during the 2019-2020 winter season but a severe lack of snowfall in the region prevented it from opening… even for one day. It since announced that it would be closing for good.

Asahi Tenguston Snow Park（アサヒテングストンスノーパーク）
Opened
開設		 1995
Closed
 閉設		 Last open during the 2018-2019 season
Base elevation
標高最低		 550m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,080m
Vertical
標高差		 530m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 30°
Number of courses
コース本数		 8
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 3,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 35% beginner
50% intermediate
15% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 50% / 50% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 6 lifts (at one time)
Gondola 1,750m
Triple 600m
Pair 940m
Pair 1,020m
Single 590m
Single 660m
The lifts and facilities remain in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Further Information

  • When Asahi Tenguston first opened, it was located in what used to be Asahi Town  旭町
    　
  • On 1st October 2005, Asahi Town became part of Hamada City  浜田市
    　
  • The name of the ski area seems to have come from the name of the town and the nearby mountain Mt Tenguishi  天狗石山
    　
  • 'Ishi' means stone in English and the word 'good' is sometimes pronounced as 'gu' in Japanese....
    　
  • So 'Ten-gu-ishi' somehow became Ten Good Stones
    　
  • The name Asahi Ten Good Stones was written on the side of the gondola station and gondola cabin
    　
  • However, the name of the ski area was most often written in English characters as Asahi Tenguston (or Asahi Tengston)
    　
  • At one time the name in Japanese seems to have used the kanji for the town, Asahi Tenguston  旭テングストンスキー場
    　
  • The lower single lift was not operating in later years (and it appears to have been removed)
    　
  • At one time around 100,000 people a season visited this ski area
    　
  • Due to low snowfall Asahi Tengston could only open for 25 days during the 2018-2019 winter season
    　
  • In that season only 6,800 people visited during those 25 days
    　
  • Unfortunately, it was not able to open even one day during the 2019-2020 season due to even less snowfall
    　
  • Ownership of the ski area changed hands a number of times
    　
  • In spring 2020 it was announced that it would be closing

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Location
所在地

Located to the east of the central area of Hamada City in Shimane Prefecture.
About 8km from the Mizuho IC exit of the Hamada Expressway.
About 45km from Hamada Station on the Sanin Honsen line.
浜田自動車道　瑞穂ICから的8km　
山陰本線　浜田駅から的22km　

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 Shimane Prefecture

This page was created in June 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年6月 作成 　2022年8月11日 更新