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Yukyuzan

Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture

悠久山スキー場　新潟県長岡市

Yukyuzan was a ski area located to the east of central Nagaoka City in Niigata Prefecture. Yukyuzan opened in 1959 and it was popular with locals and school trips. There are no longer any remains left of the ski area, but the nearby Yukyuzan Park remains a popular leisure Nagaoka tourist spot.

Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1959
Closed
 閉設		 1999
Base elevation
標高最低		 50m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 100m
Vertical
標高差		 About 50m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 3
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 500m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unknown
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts (at one time)
Single 240m
Rope tow 100m
All facilities have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing

Photographs

Taken in June 2020
写真撮影：2020年6月

Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）
Yukyuzan Ski Area（悠久山スキー場）

Further Information

  • Yukyuzan Ski Area was located to the east of the central area of Nagaoka City
    　
  • It was popular with local residents of the city
    　
  • Local schools also held ski lessons at this ski area
    　
  • Yukyuzan became less popular when the nearby Nagaoka Shiei  長岡市営スキー場  ski area opened in 1973
    　
  • Decreasing snowfall in later years also contributed to the demise of this ski area
    　
  • The nearby Yukyuzan Park  悠久山公園  remains a popular area
    　
  • The park features gardens, cherry blossoms in spring, beautiful foliage in autumn, a mini zoo and museum

Google Earth

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Google Maps

 The lift was located in the space next to the parking icon on the below map (below the red pin)

 

Location
所在地

Located about 2km off Route 17, to the east of central Nagaoka City.
About 12.5km from the Nagaoka IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway.
About 4km from Nagaoka Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen and Joetsu lines.
関越自動車道　長岡ICから的12.5km
上越新幹線　上越線　長岡駅から的4km

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 Niigata Prefecture

This page was created in June 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年6月 作成 　2022年8月11日 更新