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A look back at ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Koguriyama

Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture

小栗山スキー場　新潟県南魚沼市

Koguriyama was a small ski area located to the south-west of the central area of Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma city, Niigata Prefecture. It apparently opened in 1962 and closed sometime in the early 1980s but very little information can be found. Nature has completely taken over and it is difficult to visualise what Koguriyama might have been like… but the below aerial photograph from 1976 helps!

Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1962
Closed
 閉設		 Early 1980s (unconfirmed)
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 180m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 250m
Vertical
標高差		 About 70m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
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		 Unknown
Ski / board
スキー・スノーボード		 100% / 0%
Closed before snowboarding became popular
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 300m
The lift has been removed

Photographs

Taken in May 2020
写真撮影：2020年5月

Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）
Koguriyama Ski Area（小栗山スキー場）

Further Information

  • Koguriyama is the name of the neighbourhood
    　
  • It appears that the slope was serviced by a 300m single lift
    　
  • No evidence of a ski lift or course remains
    　
  • Even locals and the local tourist office are unable to provide any further details
    　
  • The search for information will continue!

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Location
所在地

Just over 1.5km to the south-west of the central area of Muikamachi town in Minamiuonuma.
About 2.8km from the Muikamachi IC of the Kanetsu Expressway.
About 1.6km from Muikamachi Station on the Joetsu line.
関越自動車道　六日町ICから的2.8km
上越線　六日町駅から的1.6km

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

Chateau Shiozawa 　シャトー塩沢　3km
Muica Snow Resort 　ムイカスノーリゾート　3.5km
Joetsu Kokusai 　上越国際　6.5km
All currently operating ski areas in the region
All currently operating ski areas in Niigata Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年5月 作成　2022年8月11日 更新