| Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort | |
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| Location | Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan |
| Vertical | 881 m (2,890 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,661 m (5,449 ft) |
| Base elevation | 780 m (2,559 ft) |
| Skiable area | 1.86 km2 (459.6 acres) |
| Trails | 25 |
| Longest run | 9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Lift system | 41 (4 gondola lifts, 5 quad chairlifts, 3 triple chairlifts, 27 pair chairlifts and 2 single chairlifts) |
| Website | http://www.zao-ski.or.jp/index.html |
The Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort (山形蔵王温泉スキー場, Yamagata Zaō Onsen Skī-jō) is the largest ski resort in Tōhoku region, Japan, operated by Zao Onsen Tourism Association (蔵王温泉観光協会, Zaō Onsen Kankō Kyōkai).
The resort is mostly famous for its ski slopes in winter, but trekking is also popular sports in summer season.
This resort spreads out in range of Mount Jizo (地蔵岳, Jizō Dake) and is consists of fourteen areas. Especially, top of mountain is famous for soft rime. Even if you are not skier or snowboarder, you can go there by Zaō Ropeway.
Courses
editAll slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.
- Slopes for beginners: 14
- Slopes for intermediate skiers: 7
- Slopes for advanced skiers: 4
- Total: 25
Treck
editMost of trecking course around Mount Zao is start from this resort. Especially, the course going to the 'Five Color Pond' (五色沼, goshiki numa) is popular. This area has abundant alpine plants like Dactylorhiza aristata, Dicentra peregrina and so on.
Others
editThere is Zaō Onsen in the foot of this resort, and there are about 120 accommodations.
See also
editExternal links
edit- (in English) Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort official website
- (in English) Ski Area Map
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Japan]] [[Category:Sports venues in Yamagata Prefecture]] {{Yamagata-geo-stub}} {{Ski-resort-stub}} [[ja:山形蔵王温泉スキー場]]