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Sympathique Madarao

Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture

サンパティック斑尾スキー場
長野県飯山市

Sympathique Madarao was a ski area located close to Madarao Mountain Resort - traditionally known as just Madarao Kogen - in Iiyama City in northern Nagano Prefecture. While the lower elevation of Sympathique Madarao was at around 770m, the 'base' of this ski area was effectively at the top of the Number 1 pair lift, with the slopes going down from that highest starting point. This ski area first opened in 1984 but in later years had a complicated on-off status before closing.

Sympathique Madarao Ski Area(サンパティック斑尾スキー場)
Opened
開設
1984
Closed
2013
Base elevation
標高最低
770m
Top elevation
標高最高
960m
Vertical
標高差
190m
Steepest slope
最大斜度
35°
Number of courses
コース本数
4
Longest run
最長滑走距離
1,200m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級
30% beginner
60% intermediate
10% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード
30% / 70% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数
2 lifts
Pair 530m
Pair 490m
Night skiing
ナイター設備
There was night skiing at one time

Photographs

Taken in April 2020
写真撮影:2020年4月

Further Information

  • The main 'base' of Sympathique Madarao was at the top of the area
     
  • There was an 80m half-pipe in the lower area
     
  • The two lifts were called Number 1 and Number 3
     
  • No records can be found of there ever being a Number 2 lift
     
  • In the later years of operation, Sympathique Madarao had a somewhat complicated history of closing and then re-opening
     
  • It closed in 2011 after the operating company went bankrupt
     
  • The ski area re-opened for the 2012-2013 season
     
  • However, it has been closed since the 2014-2015 season
     
  • According to official statistics published by Iiyama City, 41,000 people visited Sympathique Madarao in 1989
     
  • In the final winter season the number of visitors was 5,420 people
     
  • The hotel at the top is now called Madarao Kanko Hotel  斑尾高原ホテル
     
  • Sympathique Madarao was also sometimes referred to as Madarao Kogen Sympathique  斑尾高原サンパティックスキー場
     
  • The same operating company also at one time also owned the nearby Madarao Kogen Toyota (also now closed and featured on this website)

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Location
所在地

About 1km to the east of Mountain Mountain Resort (Madarao Kogen) in Iiyama City.
About 10.5km from the Toyota Iiyama IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
Just over 10km from Iiyama Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Iiyama lines.
上信越自動車道 豊田飯山ICから的10.5km
北陸新幹線 飯山線 飯山駅から的10km

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

Madarao Kogen  斑尾高原 1km
Tangram Ski Circus  タングラムスキーサーカス 6km
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 12th August 2022
2020年5月 作成 2022年8月12日 作成