Kamisunagawadake Kokusai Ski Area Closed

Kamisunagawadake Kokusai was the town ski area of Kamisunagawa in Hokkaido's Sorachi region, on the slopes of Mt. Kamisunagawa (also called Goryōyama, 622 m). It opened in December 1971, when the area was still a coal-mining town, and its 25-hectare terrain offered rolling runs for beginners through advanced skiers, close to the Panke-no-Yu hot-spring bath. The town suspended operations in March 2006, and the ski area never reopened.