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

Yamanobe Hakusan

Yamanobe Town, Yamagata Prefecture

山辺白山スキー場 山形県山辺町

Yamanobe Hakusan was a small ski area in Yamanobe Town in the central region of Yamagata Prefecture. It was operated by the town and had two simple surface lifts. The ski area appears to have closed in the 2000s and the lifts and base buildings were removed around 2010.

Opened
開設
Unconfirmed
Closed
Unconfirmed
(2000s)
Base elevation
標高最低
About 175m
Ski lifts
リフト本数
2 lifts
Rope tow  
Pony lift  
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備
There were floodlights at Yamanobe Hakusan

Photographs

Taken in October 2023
写真撮影:2023年10月

Further Information

  • Yamanobe Hakusan was a small ski area west of central Yamanobe Town
     
  • It was operated by the town
     
  • There were two simple surface lifts - one named rope tow and the other 'pony lift'
     
  • The positioning of the lift shown with a thinner line (above) is a 'best guess' based on available information, as it cannot be confirmed
     
  • They seem to have last been open in the 2000s
     
  • The lifts and base buildings were removed around 2010

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  • About 2km from Route 458, just west of central Yamanobe Town

  • About 6km from the Yamagata Chuo IC exit of the Tohoku Chuo Expressway

  • About 3km from Uzen-Yamabe Station on the Aterazawa line

  • 山形自動車道 山形中央ICから的6k

  • 左沢線 羽前山辺駅から的3km



This page was created in May 2024
Last updated on 6th February 2026
2024年5月 作成 2026年2月6日 更新