Ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Atsutamura

Ishikari City, Hokkaido

厚田村スキー場　北海道石狩市

Atsutamura was a small ski area in what used to be Atsuta Village, now part of Ishikari City, in Hokkaido. This ski area had one schlep (or J-bar) lift and had a fairly gentle slope. Snowboarders were not allowed at Atsutamura. The ski area appears to have closed in the late 2000s.

Opened
開設		 1986
Closed
 閉設		 Late 2000s
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 20m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 70m
Vertical
標高差		 About 50m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 20°
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 80% beginner
20% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Schlep 274m
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing at Atsutamura

Further Information

  • For most of the time when this ski area was operating, it was part of Atsuta Village 厚田村
    　
  • In October 2005, Atsuta Village became part of Ishikari City 石狩市
    　
  • The ski area had one schlep lift, also known as a J-bar (where skiers held on to a hanging bar as skis remained on the surface of the snow and the skiers were dragged up the slope)
    　
  • It was a skiers-only area
    　
  • Atsutamura was still operating in the mid-2000s and appears to have closed in 2009 (possibly 2008)
    　
  • Images from 2022 show that the lift has been at least partially removed, though at least some towers and concrete foundations at the top appear to remain
    　
  • The Atsuta Park Observation Desk 厚田展望台 is at the top of the slope
    　
  • It is also known as Lover's Sanctuary 恋人の聖地 -  'the first place in Hokkaido chosen for the 'Holy Land of Lovers' project that introduces 100 tourist spots that are suitable for love vows and proposals'
    　
  • (...it says on an official town site!)

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  • About 500m off Route 231 in the Atsuta region of Ishikari City

  • There are no nearby train stations of expressways

This page was created in July 2025
Last updated on 16th October 2025
2025年7月 作成　2025年10月16日 更新