Keichozan Ski Area Closed
Official name 鶏頂山スキー場
Tochigi · 1,300–1,395 m
Open 1961–2000
Keichozan Ski Area lay on the northern foot of Mount Keicho in former Fujiwara, now part of Nikko in Tochigi, off the Nichien Momiji Line toll road north of Kinugawa. The Keichozan development company opened it in 1961, and in the 1970s, together with the neighbouring Keicho Kogen area, it formed the largest ski area in Tochigi. Gentle beginner and intermediate runs spread between about 1,300 m and 1,400 m, and later it shared lift tickets with the adjoining Maple Hill resort. Both closed around 2000-01 when their operator went bankrupt; the lifts have been removed, abandoned base buildings remain and the slopes are returning to forest.
History of Keichozan Ski Area
- Opened
- 1961
- Closed
- 2000
- Operators
- Keichozan Sogo Kaihatsu (1961-), Company shared with Maple Hill Ski Resort (1990s, bankrupt at closure)
- Why it closed
- Closed together with the adjoining Maple Hill resort when the operating company went bankrupt.
- The site today
- Lifts removed; abandoned base buildings remain and the slopes are overgrown. Some hikers start up the mountain from the old base.