Iwayama Park Ski Area Closed
Official name 岩山パークスキー場
Iwate
Open 1967–2022
Iwayama Park was a ski hill on the Iwayama hills just east of central Morioka. It opened in 1967 on the golf course next to the Iwayama Parkland amusement park, which became ski slopes in winter, and it served the city as a close-to-home hill for ski lessons, with its own Iwayama Ski School. Ageing facilities and falling visitor numbers led the operator, Heiwa Kanko Kaihatsu, to pull out of ski operation, and the hill closed after its last day on 30 January 2022, ending 54 years of operation. The golf course and Iwayama Parkland remain open.
History of Iwayama Park Ski Area
- Opened
- 1967
- Closed
- 2022
- Operators
- Heiwa Kanko Kaihatsu (operator of Iwayama Parkland and Morioka Country Club)
- Why it closed
- Ageing facilities and a decline in visitors; the operator withdrew from ski operation after the 2021-22 season (last day 30 Jan 2022).
- The site today
- The slopes were on the golf course next to Iwayama Parkland; the golf course (Morioka Country Club) and the amusement park continue to operate.