Ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Snow Valley TOGA

Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture

スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市

Snow Valley TOGA was a ski area located on the northern slopes of Mt Kongodo in what used to be known as Toga Village in Toyama Prefecture. Toga is now part of Nanto City. Snow Valley TOGA was located to the south-east of the main central area of the city and close to the border with Gifu Prefecture. The ski lifts remain in place in June 2023.

Snow Valley Toga Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀スキー場）
Opened
開設		 13th December 1997
Closed
 閉設		 2013
Base elevation
標高最低		 760m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,330m
Vertical
標高差		 570m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 38°
Number of courses
コース本数		 10
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 3,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
45% intermediate
25% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 80% / 20% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 3 lifts
Quad 1,108m
Pair 496m
Pair 818m
As of 2019 the lifts have not been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in June 2023
写真撮影：2023年6月

Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）
Snow Valley TOGA Ski Area（スノーバレー利賀　富山県南砺市）

Further Information

  • Snow Valley TOGA was located in what used to be Toga Village
    　
  • Toga Village merged with several other towns and villages to create Nanto city in 2004
    　
  • The significance of TOGA being all capitals is unknown
    　
  • The ski area opened in 1997 and had one quad lift and two pair lifts
    　
  • It started allowing snowboarders in 2000
    　
  • Getting to the ski area was not particularly easy, with a long drive along sometimes narrow and windy roads being necessary
    　
  • The ski area has been closed since 2013
    　
  • As of June 2023, the ski lifts (and one building around the base) remain in place
    　
  • The main base building has, however, been removed
    　
  • A road sign mentioning the ski area still also remains on the leading up to the ski area
    　
  • There was also a separate, smaller ski area called Toga nearby

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  • Located in a mountainous region to the south-east of central Nanto City and south of Tonami City

  • About 42km from the Fukumitsu IC exit of the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway

  • About 40km from Johana Station on the Johana line

  • 東海北陸自動車道　福光ICから的42km

  • 城端線　城端駅から的40km　

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 19th October 2023
2020年5月 作成　2023年10月19日 更新