Rusutsu Resort

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Rusutsu Resort

Location:	Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Vertical:	594 m (1,949 ft)
Top elevation:	994 m (3,261 ft)
Base elevation:	400 m (1,312 ft)
Skiable area:	2.12 km² (523.9 acres)
Runs:	37
Longest run:	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Lift system:	19 (4 gondola lifts, 7 quad chairlifts, and 8 pair chairlifts)
Lift capacity:	30,300 per hour
Web site:	http://www.rusutsu.co.jp/

The Rusutsu Resort (ルスツリゾート, Rusutsu Rizōto^?) 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 courses and others.

1 Ski resort
- 1.1 Courses
- 1.2 Aerial lifts
2 Amusement park
3 Golf courses
4 Hotels
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Ski resort

The ski resort expands on three mountains, namely West Mountain, East Mountain, and Mount Izora. The total number of courses is 37, the length 42 kilometres (26 mi). This is the first Japanese ski resort to be awarded for the Best Small Resort by The Great Skiing & Snowboarding Guide, British ski magazine. According to the 2003 survey by View Communications, Japanese NPO, skiers ranked the resort as the most satisfying among 48 ski resorts in Japan.

[edit] Courses

All slopes arrow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.

Slopes for beginners: 10
Slopes for intermediate skiers: 12
Slopes for advanced skiers: 11
Slopes for very advanced skiers: 4
Total: 37

[edit] Aerial lifts

Name	Japanese	Length	Max. speed	Capacity		Built
Name	Japanese	Length	Max. speed	per lift	per hour	Built
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

[edit] Amusement park

The resort has unusually many attractions rides as an amusement park in Hokkaidō, where parks are forced to close in harsh winter. The operator increased the rides by buying discounted facilities from closing amusement parks from other parts of Japan. There are more than 60 attraction rides, including 8 roller coasters. Swimming pools open in summer season, as short as 4 weeks from the end of July. There also is a campsite.

[edit] Golf courses

There are 4 courses, namely Tower Course, Izumikawa Course, River Course, and Wood Course, 72 holes in total.

[edit] Hotels

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 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.