Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort

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).

Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort
LocationYamagata, Yamagata, Japan
Vertical881 m (2,890 ft)
Top elevation1,661 m (5,449 ft)
Base elevation780 m (2,559 ft)
Skiable area1.86 km2 (459.6 acres)
Runs25
Longest run9.0 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Lift system41 (4 gondola lifts, 5 quad chairlifts, 3 triple chairlifts, 27 pair chairlifts and 2 single chairlifts)
Websitehttp://www.zao-ski.or.jp/index.html

The resort is mostly famous for its ski slopes in winter, but trekking is also popular sports in summer season.

Ski resort

This resort spreads out in range of Mount Jizo (地蔵岳, Jizō Dake) and 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

All slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.

  • Slopes for beginners: 28
  • Slopes for intermediate skiers: 19
  • Slopes for advanced skiers: 10
  • Total: 57

Treck

Most 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.

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
LocationYanagihira 768, Zaoonsen, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata
Yamagata, Yamagata
 Japan
Coordinates38°10′26″N 140°23′53.5″E
OperatorZao Onsen Tourism Association
Opened1979
Renovated1999, 2013
Size
K–point90 m
Hill size100 m
Hill record102.5 m - Japan Sara Takanashi

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata (山形市蔵王ジャンプ台, Yamagata-shi Zaō Jampu-dai) is FIS certified ski jumping stadium. It is located in a location that is sandwiched Kami-no-dai slopes and Ryūzan slopes. K = 90m, HS = 100m.

It was built to fit the Inter skiing Zaō tournament of 1979. Tournament of FIS certified than 1989 to 2011 (International Zao jump competitions NHK Trophy and international Zao jump tournament Yamagata Mayor's Cup) has been held. In March 2012 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Ladies is held for the first time in Japan, has been organized each year two races later.

Events
Date Hillsize Competition Winner Second Third
3 March 2012  HS100WCUnited States Sarah HendricksonJapan Sara TakanashiAustria Daniela Iraschko
[nb 1]3 March 2012  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiUnited States Sarah HendricksonGermany Ulrike Gräßler
4 March 2012  HS100WCUnited States Sarah HendricksonJapan Sara TakanashiAustria Daniela Iraschko
9 February 2013  HS100WCstrong wind; first event next day
10 February 2013  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiAustria Jacqueline SeifriedsbergerGermany Carina Vogt
10 February 2013  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiAustria Jacqueline SeifriedsbergerUnited States Sarah Hendrickson
18 January 2014  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiJapan Yūki ItōGermany Carina Vogt
19 January 2014  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiGermany Carina VogtSwitzerland Bigna Windmüller
17 January 2015  HS100WCstrong wind; scheduled on morning next day[2]
18 January 2015  HS100WCrescheduled from yesterday; wind and snow
18 January 2015  HS100WCGermany Carina VogtRussia Irina AvvakumovaSlovenia Špela Rogelj
22 January 2016  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiAustria Daniela Iraschko-StolzSlovenia Maja Vtič
23 January 2016  HS100WCJapan Sara TakanashiSlovenia Maja VtičSlovenia Ema Klinec
20 January 2017  HS103WCJapan Yūki ItōItaly Manuela MalsinerRussia Irina Avvakumova
21 January 2017  HS103WCJapan Yūki ItōJapan Sara TakanashiNorway Maren Lundby
19 January 2018  HS102WCNorway Maren LundbyAustria Chiara HölzlRussia Irina Avvakumova
20 January 2018  HS102WC
Team event		  Japan
Kaori Iwabuchi
Yūka Setō
Yūki Itō
Sara Takanashi
  Slovenia
Urša Bogataj
Špela Rogelj
Ema Klinec
Nika Križnar
  Russia
Anastasiya Barannikova
Alexandra Kustova
Sofia Tikhonova
Irina Avvakumova
21 January 2018  HS102WCNorway Maren LundbyJapan Yūki ItōJapan Sara Takanashi

Others

There is Zaō Onsen in the foot of this resort, and there are about 120 accommodations.

See also

Footnotes
  1. Rescheduled from Szczyrk cancelled event in Poland on 28 Jan 2012.[1]

38°10′2.1″N 140°23′39.1″E

  1. "One of two cancelled competitions from Szczyrk moved to Zao, Japan". FIS. 30 November 2011.
  2. "The first competition, which was canceled on Saturday, shall now take place on Sunday". FIS. 17 January 2015.
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