Rusutsu Resort
Encyclopedia
The is the largest resort
in Hokkaidō
, Japan
, operated by Kamori Kankō
. The resort is mostly famous for its ski
slopes, but it also has an amusement park
, golf course
s and others.
, skiers ranked the resort as the most satisfying among 48 ski resorts in Japan.
, snowboarding
, and snowscooting.
Aerial lift
Amusement park
The resort has unusually many attractions rides as an amusement park in Hokkaidō, where parks are forced to close in the harsh winter. The operator increased the number of rides by buying discounted facilities from closing amusement parks from other parts of Japan. There are more than 60 attraction rides, including 8 roller coaster
s. Swimming pool
s open in summer season, as short as 4 weeks from the end of July. There also is a campsite
.
Golf course
There are 4 courses, namely Tower Course, Izumikawa Course, River Course, and Wood Course, 72 holes in total.
Hotel
There are 4 hotels, namely Main Building, South Wing, North Wing, and Rustsu Tower. There are also cottages and log houses. These facilities accommodate 4,000 visitors in total. The 79 m (259.2 ft) tall Rusutsu Tower, opened in 1993, is the symbol of the resort. It is linked to South Wing by a slope car
(small rack
monorail
), and to East Mountain by Tower Pair Lift.
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
in Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, operated by Kamori Kankō
Kamori Kanko
The is a tourist company operating hotels and amusement parks, mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan. The company is headquartered in Sapporo. Its most important resort facility has been Rusutsu Resort. The company was founded in 1981, and its group rapidly expanded after 1998, through mergers of...
. The resort is mostly famous for its ski
Ski
A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes...
slopes, but it also has an amusement park
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
, golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
s and others.
Ski resort
The ski resort expands on three mountains, namely West Mountain, East Mountain, and Mount Isola. The total number of courses is 37, the length 42 kilometres (26.1 mi). This is the first Japanese ski resort to be awarded for the Best Small Resort by The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide, a British ski magazine. According to the 2003 survey by View Communications, Japanese NPONon-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
, skiers ranked the resort as the most satisfying among 48 ski resorts in Japan.
Courses
All slopes allow skiingSkiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, snowboarding
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
, and snowscooting.
- Slopes for beginners: 10
- Slopes for intermediate skiers: 12
- Slopes for advanced skiers: 11
- Slopes for very advanced skiers: 4
- Total: 37
Aerial liftAerial liftAn aerial lift is a means of transportation in which cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.Types of aerial lifts include:...
s
| Name | | Japanese | | Length | | Max. speed | | Capacity | | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per lift | per hour |
|||||
| West Gondola | ウエストゴンドラ | 1,104 m (3,622 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 1,200 | November 1983 |
| West 1st Quad | ウエスト第1クワッド | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1997 |
| West 2nd Quad | ウエスト第2クワッド | 924 m (3,031 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1994 |
| West Pair Lift | ウエストペアリフト | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
2.0 m/s (6.6 ft/s) |
2 | 1,048 | December 1986 |
| West Tiger Pair Lift | ウエストタイガーペアリフト | 512 m (1,680 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 900 | November 2005 |
| East Gondola Line 1 | イーストゴンドラ1号線 | 1,654 m (5,426 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | November 1987 |
| East Gondola Line 2 | イーストゴンドラ2号線 | 2,071 m (6,795 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | November 1987 |
| East Quad | イーストクワッド | 1,381 m (4,531 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1987 |
| East 1st Pair Lift | イースト第1ペアリフト | 721 m (2,365 ft) |
1.6 m/s (5.2 ft/s) |
2 | 1,200 | November 1997 |
| East 2nd Pair Lift | イースト第2ペアリフト | 810 m (2,657 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 1,200 | November 1995 |
| Tower Pair Lift | タワーペアリフト | 1,182 m (3,877 ft) |
n/a | 2 | n/a | 2007 |
| Across 1st Pair Lift | アクロス第1ペアリフト | 149 m (489 ft) |
1.8 m/s (5.9 ft/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 |
| Izora Gondola | イゾラゴンドラ | 2,858 m (9,377 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
6 | 1,800 | December 1988 |
| Izora 1st Quad | イゾラ第1クワッド | 1,732 m (5,682 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1989 |
| Izora 2nd Quad | イゾラ第2クワッド | 1,421 m (4,662 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1990 |
| Izora 3rd Quad | イゾラ第3クワッド | 1,660 m (5,446 ft) |
4.0 m/s (13.1 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | December 1995 |
| Izora 4th Quad | イゾラ第4クワッド | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
5.0 m/s (16.4 ft/s) |
4 | 2,400 | November 1996 |
| Izora 5th Pair Lift | イゾラ第5ペアリフト | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
2.3 m/s (7.5 ft/s) |
2 | 1,028 | 2006 |
Amusement parkAmusement parkthumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
The resort has unusually many attractions rides as an amusement park in Hokkaidō, where parks are forced to close in the harsh winter. The operator increased the number of rides by buying discounted facilities from closing amusement parks from other parts of Japan. There are more than 60 attraction rides, including 8 roller coasterRoller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
s. Swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s open in summer season, as short as 4 weeks from the end of July. There also is a campsite
Campsite
A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...
.
Golf courseGolf courseA golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
s
There are 4 courses, namely Tower Course, Izumikawa Course, River Course, and Wood Course, 72 holes in total.HotelHotelA hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s
There are 4 hotels, namely Main Building, South Wing, North Wing, and Rustsu Tower. There are also cottages and log houses. These facilities accommodate 4,000 visitors in total. The 79 m (259.2 ft) tall Rusutsu Tower, opened in 1993, is the symbol of the resort. It is linked to South Wing by a slope carSlope car
A is a small automated monorail, or a fusion between monorail, people mover, and rack railway. It is a brand name of Kaho Manufacturing. Since this mode of transportation is relatively unknown, it lacks widely accepted generic name, other than the simple "monorail". The system, however, is...
(small rack
Rack railway
A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
monorail
Monorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
), and to East Mountain by Tower Pair Lift.