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Oyasu Onsen

Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture

小安温泉スキー場　秋田県湯沢市

Oyasu Onsen was a ski area close to the onsen hot springs of the same name in Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture. This ski area was also known as Tokotonyama Oyasu Onsen Ski Area. It closed in 2018, and soon after, the pair lift was removed but the buildings around the base area remain. There is still year-round camping around the base of the old ski area.

Opened
開設		 1983
Closed
 閉設		 2018
Base elevation
標高最低		 342m
Top elevation
標高最高		 501m
Vertical
標高差		 169m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 36°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,200m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
50% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 50% / 50% [2016]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Pair 490m
Rope tow 　
The lifts have been been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 At one time there was night skiing at Oyasu Onsen

Further Information

  • Oyasu Onsen was sometimes known as Tokotonyama Oyasu Onsen Ski Area とことん山 小安温泉スキー場
    　
  • It was located close to the hot spring onsen area of the same name
    　
  • There was one pair lift with ski slopes coming off it that were perhaps too difficult for beginners
    　
  • A rope tow around the base area catered for beginners
    　
  • In a 1996 guidebook, it mentions that there was night skiing at Oyasu Onsen
    　
  • However, in later years of operation, it was not open for night skiing
    　
  • In an official town report from 2016, it showed that only 1,302 people used the ski area (presumably in the most recent season)
    　
  • In March 2018, it was announced that the ski area would be permanently closing
    　
  • The ski lifts were completely removed, but the buildings at base remain
    　
  • The base area is used as a camp area called Tokotonyama Camp Area とんとん山　キャンプ場
    　
  • It is open throughout the year

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Location
所在地

Located by the side of Route 398 in the Oyasu Onsen region of Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture.

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 Akita Prefecture

This page was created in May 2022
Last updated on 29th October 2022
2022年5月 作成 　2022年10月29日 更新