Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort

Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort
Location Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
Vertical 881 m (2,890 ft)
Top elevation 1,661 m (5,449 ft)
Base elevation 780 m (2,559 ft)
Skiable area 1.86 km2 (459.6 acres)
Runs 25
Longest run 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Lift system 41 (4 gondola lifts, 5 quad chairlifts, 3 triple chairlifts, 27 pair chairlifts and 2 single chairlifts)
Website http://www.zao-ski.or.jp/index.html

The Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort (山形蔵王温泉スキー場 Yamagata Zaō Onsen Skī-jō) is the largest ski resort in Tōhoku region, Japan, operated by Zao Onsen Tourism Association (蔵王温泉観光協会 Zaō Onsen Kankō Kyōkai).

The resort is mostly famous for its ski slopes in winter, but trekking is also popular sports in summer season.

Ski resort

This resort spreads out in range of Mount Jizo (地蔵岳 Jizō Dake) and consists of fourteen areas. Especially, top of mountain is famous for soft rime. Even if you are not skier or snowboarder, you can go there by Zaō Ropeway.

Courses

All slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.

Treck

Most of trecking course around Mount Zao is start from this resort. Especially, the course going to the 'Five Color Pond' (五色沼, goshiki numa) is popular. This area has abundant alpine plants like Dactylorhiza aristata, Dicentra peregrina and so on.

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
Location Yanagihira 768, Zaoonsen, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata
Yamagata, Yamagata
 Japan
Coordinates 38°10′26″N 140°23′53.5″E / 38.17389°N 140.398194°E / 38.17389; 140.398194
Operator Zao Onsen Tourism Association
Opened 1979
Renovated 1999, 2013
Size
K–point 90 m
Hill size 100 m
Official hill record 102.5 m - Japan Sara Takanashi
Top events
World Cup 2012 - present

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata (山形市蔵王ジャンプ台 Yamagata-shi Zaō Jampu-dai) is FIS certified ski jumping stadium. It is located in a location that is sandwiched Kami-no-dai slopes and Ryūzan slopes. K = 90m, HS = 100m.

It was built to fit the Inter skiing Zaō tournament of 1979. Tournament of FIS certified than 1989 to 2011 (International Zao jump competitions NHK Trophy and international Zao jump tournament Yamagata Mayor's Cup) has been held. In March 2012 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Ladies is held for the first time in Japan, has been organized each year two races later.

Others

There is Zaō Onsen in the foot of this resort, and there are about 120 accommodations.

See also

Coordinates: 38°10′2.1″N 140°23′39.1″E / 38.167250°N 140.394194°E / 38.167250; 140.394194


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