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Rokuroshi Kogen

Ono City, Fukui Prefecture

六呂師高原スキー場　福井県大野市

Rokuroshi Kogen was a ski area east of central Ono City in Fukui Prefecture. The ski area has a long history with numerous changes along the way, including a closed period between 2012 and 2016. It re-opened as a downscaled Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Park, complete with a summer ski slope, in 2017. However, that project did not last long and closed in 2021. The ski facilities were removed in spring 2023 to make way for a future planned auto-camping facility.

Opened
開設		 1924 (origins)
Closed
 閉設		 2021 (closed at times before then)
Base elevation
標高最低		 510m
Top elevation
標高最高		 850m
Vertical
標高差		 340m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 30°
Number of courses
コース本数		 3
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,800m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
70% intermediate
10% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 4 lifts (at one time)
Pair 820m
Single 800m
Single 800m
Single 420m
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 At one time there was night skiing at Rokuroshi Kogen until midnight on Fridays and weekends

Photographs

Taken in July 2023
写真撮影：2023年7月   

Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）
Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area （六呂師高原スキー場）

Further Information

  • Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Area has a long history dating back to around 1924, when it was first developed by a local youth association
    　
  • A company was in charge of the ski area by 1972, establishing it as a popular family slope
    　
  • In 1983 a 106-person capacity hotel opened in the base area, and the ski area was 'relaunched' as a cooperative association
    　
  • In 1998 the nearby Urarakan hot spring facility opened
    　
  • At one time, four ski lifts were operating - one pair lift and three single lifts
    　
  • One old newspaper article actually mentions a possible fifth lift, but that cannot be confirmed
    　
  • The exact positioning of the lower three lifts is unclear (due to conflicting information in different guidebooks), so they may be slightly inaccurate in the above image
    　
  • As snowboarding became popular, Rokuroshi Kogen featured a snowboard park with a half pipe
    　
  • At its peak in popularity, the ski area had 130,000 visitors in 1996
    　
  • That number fell below 20,000 visitors in the 2000s
    　
  • In later years of operation during that period, only the pair lift was used
    　
  • The ski area closed suddenly just before the ski season in December 2012 due to the bankruptcy of the operating organisation
    　
  • In 2016 two simple surface lifts (200m and 100m) were installed
    　
  • The ski area reopened as Rokuroshi Kogen Ski Park on 21st January 2017 with one 300m run and an average slope gradient of 7 degrees
    　
  • A summer slope, the first in the Hokuriku region, was also created
    　
  • The green plastic mat-covered slope was 25m wide with scattered sprinklers sprinkling water in the form of mist every few minutes to improve sliding and cool the mats
    　
  • Apparently, 260 million yen was spent by the prefectural government on the reopening, but not enough people used it, and the ski area closed again in 2021
    　
  • A budget of 75 million yen was assigned to dismantle the facilities, which took place in the spring of 2023
    　
  • Apart from the main base building, little evidence of the old ski area now remains
    　
  • There are plans to develop an auto-camping site and other facilities at the location in association with Montbell, the major outdoor equipment manufacturer

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  • Located to the east of central Ono City in Fukui Prefecture

  • About 11km from the Ono IC exit of the Chubu Jukan Expressway

  • About 38km from the Fukui IC exit of the Hokuriku Expressway

  • About 12km from Echizen Ono Station on the Etsumi Hokusen line

  • 中部縦貫自動車道　大野ICから的10km

  • 北陸自動車道　福井ICから的36.5km

  • 越美北線線　越前大野駅から的12km　

This page was created in April 2023
Last updated on 5th August 2023
2023年4月 作成　2023年8月5日 更新