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Racing Camp


Nobeyama

Minamimaki Village, Nagano Prefecture

レーシングキャンプ野辺山
長野県南牧村

Racing Camp Nobeyama was a ski area located in Minamimaki Village in the eastern region of Nagano Prefecture and close to the border with Yamanashi Prefecture. It was found on the northern facing slopes of Meshimoriyama and offered fine views of the nearby Yatsugatake mountain range. With a focus on intermediate to advanced level courses, it was popular with ski racing enthusiasts and various race events were held on the slopes. Racing Camp Nobeyama closed in 2008.

Racing Camp Nobeyama Ski Area（レーシングキャンプ野辺山スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1984
Closed
 閉設		 2008
Base elevation
標高最低		 1,400m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,600m
Vertical
標高差		 200m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 32°
Number of courses
コース本数		 6
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,200m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 15% beginner
55% intermediate
30% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 80% / 20% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 4 lifts
Pair 700m
Pair 700m
Pair 700m
Pair 900m
All lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at one time and only on certain days

Photographs

Taken in November 2023
写真撮影：2023年11月

Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
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Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）
Racing Camp Nobeyama (Minamimaki, Nagano)　レーシングキャンプ野辺山（長野県南牧村）

Further Information

  • Racing Camp Nobeyama was originally known as Nobeyama  野辺山スキー場
    　
  • The name was changed to Racing Camp Nobeyama around 2004
    　
  • Only three of the lifts were operating in later years
    　
  • One of the two parallel pair lifts had a mid-point where riders could alight
    　
  • With slopes more suited to intermediate level and above - and as the newer name implied - this ski area was popular with racers
    　
  • Regular race events were held at this ski area
    　
  • The national team also apparently practiced on these slopes
    　
  • This region is not known for particularly heavy snowfall - many artificial snow-making machines were used to help nature out, making for high operating costs
    　
  • As of November 2023, the main entrance sign remains, but the road beyond is gated and locked
    　
  • A road that goes close to the base on the other side also has a locked gate
    　
  • As such, this old ski area location can only be partly seen from a distance
    　
  • At an altitude of 1,345m, the nearby Nobeyama Station on the Koumi line is the highest (normal) train station in Japan
    　
  • The Nobeyama Radio Observatory  国立天文台野辺山  is located close to the base of the old ski area and features a 45m radio telescope
    　
  • The beautiful Yatsugatake mountain range can also be seen to the west

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Location
所在地

About 3km off Route 141 and south of Nobeyama Station on the Koumi train line.
About 24km from the Kobuchisawa IC exit of the Chuo Expressway.
About 3.5km from Nobeyama Station on the Koumi line.
中央自動車道　小淵沢ICから的24km
小海線　野辺山駅から的3.5km

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

Chateraise Ski Resort Yatsugatake 　シャトレーゼスキーリゾート八ヶ岳　3.5km
Sun Meadows Kiyosato　サンメドウズ清里　9.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 23rd January 2024
2020年5月 作成　2023年1月23日 更新