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Location DB > Japan > Chiba > Nishi Funabashi > SSAWS  Name SSAWS  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Kuroneko on 5/16/2005 12:46 PM last modified by Kuroneko on 12/18/2008 12:57 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: not very exciting  Physical Information Address Nishi Funabashi, Chiba Japan Owner: Ikea See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1993 Closed: 2002  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment  History Like a lot of Japanese bubble development, what was the world’s largest indoor ski center SSAWS has now gone. Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter, Skiing (pronounced ‘zows’) cost USD400 million to make. Vertical Drop: 80 m. Two quad chairs, plus an escalator for the bunny-slope. The longest trail was 500m. Lift tickets were 4,300 yen for 2 hours. The slope needed to generate an average of $70 (US) each from the 1,300,000 visitors it needs to attract each year to make its target annual revenue of $104 million. At this revenue level, it was to meet its $40 million annual operating costs and break even by 2011, 18 years after opening. I love Japan. Whoever lent the money for this obviously had rocks in their head, was yakuza controlled, or probably both. Opened 1993 it closed in 2002, The site is now being prepared for Japan’s first Ikea store. Progress… (Not very thrilling, but worth a click or two...)  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries SSAWS - The Demolition Mon, May 16th, 2005 posted by Kuroneko 18 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links More here prior to demo: http://hdoutei.ajax-jp.org/chb/fss01.htm  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Steed on 12/19/2008 5:48 AM.  Latest Changes on Dec 19 08 at 5:48, Steed validated this location on Dec 18 08 at 12:57, Kuroneko changed the following: Publically Viewable on Aug 4 06 at 19:15, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jul 24 06 at 11:32, Kuroneko updated gallery picture ikea.jpg on Jul 24 06 at 11:32, Kuroneko updated gallery picture ikea.jpg on Jul 24 06 at 11:31, Kuroneko added some pictures to a gallery on Nov 29 05 at 13:07, Kuroneko changed the following: Web Links on May 18 05 at 13:20, Kuroneko changed the main information on May 18 05 at 13:19, Kuroneko changed the main information on May 16 05 at 14:31, Kuroneko changed the main information  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738295006 pages have been generated.