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Kusatsu Shizukayama

Kusatsu Town, Gunma Prefecture

草津シズカ山スキー場　群馬県草津町

Kusatsu Shizukayama was a ski area on the south-eastern slopes of Mt Kusatsu Shirane in Kusatsu Town, Gunma Prefecture. There was a shared lift ticket with Kusatsu Onsen - at the time known as Kusatsu Kokusai - as well as a shuttle bus between the two ski areas. There were also plans to physically connect them. Kusatsu Onsen is on the north-eastern slopes of the same mountain and is still operating. The famous onsen hot spring town area of Kusatsu is about 4km to the north-east.

Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area（草津シズカ山スキー場）
Opened
開設		 December 1990
Closed
 閉設		 2004
Base elevation
標高最低		 1,280m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,580m
Vertical
標高差		 300m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 28°
Number of courses
コース本数		 3
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,800m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
70% intermediate
10% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 60% / 40% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 4 lifts
Quad 893m
Pair 271m
Pair 954m
Pair 553m
The abandoned lifts and base building were still in place in 2018
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

 Photographs

Taken in April 2021
写真撮影：2021年4月

Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）
Kusatsu Shizukayama Ski Area （草津シズカ山スキー場、スキーポート・シズカ）

Further Information

  • Kusatsu Shizukayama was originally called Ski Port Shizuka  スキーポート・シズカ
    　
  • ....or Ski Port Sizca as shown their old official site
    　
  • Located where the Shirane sulphur mine was until 1974
    　
  • It changed name to Kusatsu Shizukayama around 1994
    　
  • There was a joint lift ticket with the nearby Kusatsu Kokusai (currently known as Kusatsu Onsen), as well as a shuttle bus between the two
    　
  • There was a heli ski operation based at this ski hill
    　
  • This ski area had artificial snow making machines
    　
  • 'Warming Hut' was the name of the rest house restaurant at the top
    　
  • There were initial plans to connect Kusatsu Shizukayama with the nearby Kusatsu Kokusai by gondola and course
    　
  • Beyond that, there was also talk of ambitious plans to further connect the ski areas in Kusatsu with the ski resorts in nearby Shiga Kogen by gondola lift
    　
  • Entry to the site is currently not permitted due to nearby volcanic activity - the approaching road is blocked and there is a 'no entry' sign

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Location
所在地

Located 2km off Route 292 to the south-west of Kusatsu Town in the north-western region of Gunma Prefecture.
About 56km from the Shibukawa Ikaho IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway.
About 14km from Naganohara Kusatsuguchi Station on the Agatsuma line.
関越自動車道　渋川伊香保ICから的56km
吾妻線　長野原草津口駅から的14km

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

Kusatsu Onsen 　草津温泉　5.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Gunma 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