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Wikipedia / Rusutsu Resort

The is the largest resort in Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by Kamori Kankō. The resort is famous for its ski slopes but also offers year-round attractions including an amusement park and golf courses.

Ski resort

The ski resort extends over three mountains; West Mountain, East Mountain, and Mount Isola. The total number of courses is 37, with a total length of . Rusutsu Resort was the first Japanese ski resort to be awarded Best Small Resort by The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide, a British ski magazine. According to a 2003 survey by View Communications, Japanese NPO, skiers ranked the resort as the most satisfying among 48 ski resorts in Japan.

Courses

All slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.

  • Slopes for beginners: 10

  • Slopes for intermediate skiers/snowboarders: 12

  • Slopes for advanced skiers/snowboarders: 11

  • Slopes for very advanced skiers/snowboarders: 4

  • Total: 37

Aerial lifts

Name

Japanese

Length

Max. speed

Capacity

Built

perlift

perhour

West Gondola

ウエストゴンドラ

1,104m(3,622ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

1,200

November 1983

West 1st Quad

ウエスト第1クワッド

619m(2,031ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

November 1997

West 2nd Quad

ウエスト第2クワッド

924m(3,031ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

November 1994

West Pair Lift

ウエストペアリフト

637m(2,090ft)

2.0m/s(6.6ft/s)

2

1,048

December 1986

West Tiger Pair Lift

ウエストタイガーペアリフト

512m(1,680ft)

2.3m/s(7.5ft/s)

2

900

November 2005

East Gondola Line1

イーストゴンドラ1号線

1,654m(5,426ft)

5.0m/s(16.4ft/s)

6

1,800

November 1987

East Gondola Line2

イーストゴンドラ2号線

2,071m(6,795ft)

5.0m/s(16.4ft/s)

6

1,800

November 1987

East Quad

イーストクワッド

1,381m(4,531ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

December 1987

East 1st Pair Lift

イースト第1ペアリフト

721m(2,365ft)

1.6m/s(5.2ft/s)

2

1,200

November 1997

East 2nd Pair Lift

イースト第2ペアリフト

810m(2,657ft)

2.3m/s(7.5ft/s)

2

1,200

November 1995

Tower Pair Lift

タワーペアリフト

1,182m(3,877ft)

n/a

2

n/a

2007

Across 1st Pair Lift

アクロス第1ペアリフト

149m(489ft)

1.8m/s(5.9ft/s)

2

1,200

December 1988

Across 2nd Pair Lift

アクロス第2ペアリフト

n/a

n/a

2

n/a

December 1989

Isola Gondola

イゾラゴンドラ

2,858m(9,377ft)

5.0m/s(16.4ft/s)

6

1,800

December 1988

Isola 1st Quad

イゾラ第1クワッド

1,732m(5,682ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

December 1989

Isola 2nd Quad

イゾラ第2クワッド

1,421m(4,662ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

November 1990

Isola 3rd Quad

イゾラ第3クワッド

1,660m(5,446ft)

4.0m/s(13.1ft/s)

4

2,400

December 1995

Isola 4th Quad

イゾラ第4クワッド

1,140m(3,740ft)

5.0m/s(16.4ft/s)

4

2,400

November 1996

Isola 5th Pair Lift

イゾラ第5ペアリフト

498m(1,634ft)

2.3m/s(7.5ft/s)

2

1,028

2006

Amusement park

The amusement park offers more than 60 attractions and rides including eight roller coasters, swimming pools, ropes courses, train rides, go karts and other thrill rides.

The operator increased the number of rides by buying discounted facilities from closing amusement parks and local exposition from other parts of Japan and overseas. The outdoor swimming attractions are open in summer vacation season, can be open as short as four weeks from the end of July.

  1. Roller coasters

Year opened

Name

Manufacturer

Type

Design

1983

Cokescrew

Arrow Development

Steel

Sit down

1983

Mountain jet coaster

Meisho Amusement Machine

Steel

Sit down

1983

Loop the loop

Meisho Amusement Machine

Steel

Sit down

1985

Standing coaster

Togo

Steel

Standing

1989

Ultra twister

Togo

Steel

Sit down

1996

Hurricane

Vekoma

Steel

Suspended

2003

Mad mouse

Saeki Kogyo

Steel

Sit down/Kiddie

2005

Go go sneaker

Togo

Steel

Sit down/Kiddie

Golf courses

There are four golf courses; Tower Course, Izumikawa Course, River Course, and Wood Course, with 72 holes in total.

Hotels

There are six hotels; South Wing, North Wing, and The Westin Rusutsu Resort (previously Rusutsu Tower), The Vale Rusutsu (Condo Hotel), Travel Lodge, Highland Lodge(previously Main Building) . The facilities can accommodate up to 4,000 visitors. The tall Rusutsu Tower opened in 1993 and is a symbol of the resort. Since July 8, 2016, it has been renamed to The Westin Rusutsu Resort. It is linked to South Wing by a slope car (small rack monorail), and to East Mountain by Tower Pair Lift.

There also is a campsite. Renewaled at 2021, expanded shop service and opened RV grounds.

See also