We’ve featured videos of urban explores poking around the ruins of abandoned ski resorts in the past but never anything from Japan.  Tag along on this creepy walk through the ski station frozen in time on Mt. Ibuki 伊吹山.  In operation from 1952 to 2010, the facility is located on Shiga Prefecture’s highest mountain. Its a 90 minute hike to access when there’s no snow on the ground and might be a sweet backcountry zone in the winter.  Heads up movie location scouts…this is ripe for an evil lair:

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Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....