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Sarukura

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture

猿倉スキー場　富山県富山市

Sarukura, also known as Sarukurayama, was a ski area located on the southern outskirts of Toyama City. It opened in 1965 and closed in 2010. The north-facing slopes of this ski area provided good views of the Toyama plain and out towards Toyama Bay.

Sarukurayama Ski Area（猿倉山スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1965
Closed
 閉設		 2010
Base elevation
標高最低		 174m
Top elevation
標高最高		 240m
Vertical
標高差		 66m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 22°
Number of courses
コース本数		 4
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 70% beginner
30% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 70% / 30% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 300m
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing, starting in 1989

Photographs

Taken in October 2022
写真撮影：2022年10月 

Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）
Sarukura Ski Area（猿倉スキー場）

Further Information

  • This ski area was also known as Sarukurayama  猿倉 山スキー場  or Sarukura Joushi Koen  猿倉城跡公園スキー場
    　
  • When it originally opened in 1965, there was just one t-bar lift
    　
  • A new 300m single lift opened on 25th December 1969
    　
  • Night skiing started in 1985, and it was usually open until 9:00pm every day
    　
  • There was a sledging area for children on the other side of the road (on the left side in the above image)
    　
  • The ski area closed in 2010, and the lift was removed
    　
  • The floodlights still remained in 2022
    　
  • The ski area is within an area known as Sarukurayama Shinrin Kouen 猿倉山森林公園
    　
  • There is also a small observation facility in an area above the top of the ski area called Kaze no Shiro 風の城
    　
  • There are also a campsite and outdoor barbeque facilities
    　
  • This location used to be part of Osawano Town 大沢野町
    　
  • Osawano Town merged with some other towns and villages in April 2005 to become part of Toyama City

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Location
所在地

Located close to Route 41 on the southern outskirts of central Toyama City.
About 12km from the Toyama IC exit of the Hokuriku Expressway.
About 2km from Sasazu Station on the Takayama Honsen line.
北陸自動車道　富山ICから的12km
高山本線　笹津駅から的2km　

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 Toyama Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 24th January 2023
2020年5月 作成　2023年1月24日 更新