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.

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
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 / 38.17389; 140.398194
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

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	HS100	WC	Sarah Hendrickson	Sara Takanashi	Daniela Iraschko
[nb 1]3 March 2012	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Sarah Hendrickson	Ulrike Gräßler
4 March 2012	HS100	WC	Sarah Hendrickson	Sara Takanashi	Daniela Iraschko
9 February 2013	HS100	WC	strong wind; first event next day
10 February 2013	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Jacqueline Seifriedsberger	Carina Vogt
10 February 2013	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Jacqueline Seifriedsberger	Sarah Hendrickson
18 January 2014	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Yūki Itō	Carina Vogt
19 January 2014	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Carina Vogt	Bigna Windmüller
17 January 2015	HS100	WC	strong wind; scheduled on morning next day[2]
18 January 2015	HS100	WC	rescheduled from yesterday; wind and snow
18 January 2015	HS100	WC	Carina Vogt	Irina Avvakumova	Špela Rogelj
22 January 2016	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Daniela Iraschko-Stolz	Maja Vtič
23 January 2016	HS100	WC	Sara Takanashi	Maja Vtič	Ema Klinec
20 January 2017	HS103	WC	Yūki Itō	Manuela Malsiner	Irina Avvakumova
21 January 2017	HS103	WC	Yūki Itō	Sara Takanashi	Maren Lundby
19 January 2018	HS102	WC	Maren Lundby	Chiara Hölzl	Irina Avvakumova
20 January 2018	HS102	WC 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	HS102	WC	Maren Lundby	Yūki Itō	Sara Takanashi

Others

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

See also

• List of ski areas and resorts in Japan

Footnotes

External links

• (in English) Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort official website
• (in English) Ski Area Map

38°10′2.1″N 140°23′39.1″E / 38.167250°N 140.394194°E / 38.167250; 140.394194