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Yu Land Sakauchi

Ibigawa Town, Gifu Prefecture

遊らんど坂内スキー場　岐阜県揖斐川町

Yu Land Sakauchi was a small ski area located in the Sakauchi neighbourhood of Ibigawa Town in south western Gifu Prefecture. Until 2005 this area was known as Sakauchi Village. The ski area featured two pair lifts running in parallel with courses on each side. This region increasingly struggled with low levels of snowfall. Yu Land Sakauchi was last open during the 2009 winter season.

Yu Land Sakauchi Ski Area（遊らんど坂内スキー場）
Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 2009
Base elevation
標高最低		 295m
Top elevation
標高最高		 395m
Vertical
標高差		 100m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 32°
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 600m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 10% beginner
70% intermediate
10% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 70% / 30%
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Pair 380m
Pair 380m
The lifts remain in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing on evenings before holidays at Yu Land Sakauchi

Further Information

  • Yu Land Sakauchi was located in Ibigawa Town, in what used to be Sakauchi Village 坂内村
    　
  • The kanji 'Yu' in the name「遊」is used in words relating to play or recreation
    　
  • It is not clear when this ski area opened but it did not yet exist on aerial images from 1975
    　
  • Yu Land Sakauchi had a simple layout - two 380m pair lifts running in parallel and ski runs coming down on either side
    　
  • In the years before closing, the ski area struggled to open as planned due to a lack of snowfall
    　
  • Only one of the two lifts was operating towards the end
    　
  • Yu Land Sakauchi was last open during the 2008-2009 winter season
    　
  • The two pair lifts and the base building remain in place [update August 2022: they appear to have now been removed]
    　
  • At one time artificial ski mats were on the slopes for skiing in the summer season
    　
  • An old logo had 'SKI. GRASS SKI. PARA GLIDER' written on it in English letters
    　
  • Sakauchi Village merged with five other towns and villages to become part of Ibigawa Town in January 2005

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Location
所在地

About 3km off Route 303 in the Sakauchi neighbourhood of Ibigawa Town.
About 29km from Ibi Station on the Yoro Line.
養老線　揖斐駅から的29km

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

All currently operating ski areas in Gifu Prefecture

This page was created in March 2021
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2021年3月 作成 　2022年8月11日 更新