sarat 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I was in Kyushu last week on business and we took a quick side trip to Aso whilst there. I was intrigued to see the now rusting lifts on the way down. My companions (neither of whom are from Kyushu) knew nothing about it. I've done some searching and come up with virtually nothing. Does anyone remember the ski area/lifts on Mount Aso? If so what was the name (Asosan I think) and when/why did it close? Presuming it was a result of the bursting bubble... Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted July 22, 2008 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted July 22, 2008 I may be wrong, but was it Gokase Highland? http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resortdetail.php?resid=199 (I believe that resort still operates). Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 That link doesn't look right. Mt Aso is in Kumamoto Pref. Do they have snow on Aso? I know in Saga Pref (also Kyushu) they have a one-run hill and it basically runs on shaved ice machines. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted July 22, 2008 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted July 22, 2008 Perhaps this one then http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/resortdetail.php?resid=680 (doesn't seem to be open now though, we will be checking and updating all in autumn) Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 thats it I believe. Have been to Aso a few times, beautiful area and have seen the ski run area there, but dunno how good it is. Would imagine something like a few of the resorts over on Kyushu, which mainly use man-made snow. Do recommend going down there for the scenery and onsens Link to post Share on other sites
sarat 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 "ASOSAN, ASOMACHI, KUMAMOTO DAILY REPORT LAST UPDATED : 30TH JULY 2003, 7PM" That'd be the one I think. Looks like it closed a lot longer than five years ago though. A lot of the tourist places there were closed and falling apart. Nearly all the tourists up there with us were Korean or Chinese. My colleagues were surprised. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 One that needed to close no doubt, like lots more that are still running at a loss. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 There isn't much in the way of consistent snow in Kyushu, though if you've ever seen the scenic photo books of Aso-san in the winter it looks great. Have been down there a couple of times- it's a short excursion from Kumamoto - and the onsens and mountain scenery are great. Link to post Share on other sites
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