Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort

Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
	Zaō Jump Stadium in Yamagata
Location	Yanagihira 768, Zaoonsen, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata; Yamagata, Yamagata; Japan
Coordinates	38°10′26″N 140°23′53.5″E / 38.17389°N 140.398194°E
Operator	Zao Onsen Tourism Association
Opened	1979
Renovated	1999, 2013
Size
K–point	90 m
Hill size	100 m
Hill record	102.5 m - Sara Takanashi
Top events
World Cup	2012 - present

Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort
Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort
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)
Runs	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.

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 .

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 (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.