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

Kanbayashi Ski


& Snowboard Park

Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture

かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク　長野県山ノ内町

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park was a ski area located in Yamanouchi Town in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture. This area is known as being the birthplace of skiing in Shiga Kogen after a German couple visited in 1913 and introduced locals to skiing. The ski area opened in 1921 as just Kanbayashi. It went on to feature a ski jump and changed names to Kanbayashi Onsen and then Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park before hosting the half-pipe event of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The world famous onsen-loving 'snow monkeys' of the Jigokudani Monkey Park are close-by.

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Opened
開設		 1921
Closed
 閉設		 January 2007
Base elevation
標高最低		 779m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,041m
Vertical
標高差		 262m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 24°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 900m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
50% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 20% / 80% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Pair 325m
Pair 564m
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in April 2020
写真撮影：2020年4月

Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）
Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park（かんばやしスキー&スノーボードパーク）

Further Information

  • In 1913 a German couple visited the Kanbayashi Onsen hot springs  上林温泉  and introduced skiing to the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano in this location
    　
  • When it opened in 1921 this ski area was originally known as Kanbayashi  上林スキー場
    　
  • A ski jump facility opened in 1959
    　
  • Ski jump scenes from the 1960 Japanese movie Hakuginjou no Taiketsu  白銀城の対決  were filmed at Kanbayashi
    　
  • The ski area re-opened with one pair lift in 1981 as Kanbayashi Onsen  上林温泉スキー場
    　
  • It then changed name to Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park in 1995
    　
  • The snowboard half-pipe event of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics  1998年長野オリンピック  was held at Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park
    　
  • There were two half pipes and it was particularly popular with snowboarders
    　
  • The upper pair lift had a mid point where riders could alight
    　
  • The courses formed an L-shape with the base coming down close to Route 292, just before the road continues up to the main ski and snowboard areas of Shiga Kogen
    　
  • Kanbayashi Ski & Snowboard Park closed in early January 2007 mainly due to a lack of snowfall
    　
  • The ski lifts and facilities have all been removed
    　
  • There are a few small monuments in the area between the two lifts
    　
  • One outlines the history of the ski hill up until 1981 (in Japanese)
    　
  • The other celebrates Kanbayashi as being the 'birthplace of skiing in Shiga Kogen'  志賀高原スキー発祥の地
    　
  • The famous 'snow monkeys' at the Jigokudani Monkey Park  地獄谷野猿公苑  are close-by
    　
  • The Shiga Kogen Roman Museum  志賀高原ロマン美術館  is at the lower area of the hill, by the side of Route 292

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  • The base lift was located close to the side of Route 292 in Yamanouchi town as the road begins to head up to the Shiga Kogen area

  • About 14.5km from the Shinshu Nakano IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway

  • About 3.5km from Yudanaka Station on the Nagano line (private railway)

  • 上信越自動車道　信州中野ICから的14.5km

  • 長野電鉄長野線　湯田中駅から的3.5km

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 更新