Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)/vol.11

2024.12.28

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Maximum skiing distance of 8.5 kilometers!

◆Operating period: December 13 – March 23, 2025 (tentative)

1.Features of slopes and courses
2.Events
3.Lunch Information
4.Date

1.Features of slopes and courses

Myoko Suginohara Ski Area, located at the foot of Mt. Myoko, is only a 9-minute drive from the Myoko Plateau IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway. Starting this season, smartphones can be used in place of lift tickets, allowing you to go directly to the lift and gondola stations without waiting in line at the sales counter.

It features long and wide slopes with a maximum running distance of 8.5 km.

There are a total of 16 courses (40% beginner, 40% intermediate, and 20% advanced), 80% of which are for beginner and intermediate skiers, and are recommended for beginners and families. This season, as part of the “Kids Free Program,” lift and gondola fares are free for all day for children up to 6th grade. (A lift ticket that can be used throughout the season will be issued upon arrival on the first day.)

From the slopes, Lake Nojiri spreads out below you, and on clear days, there is a spot called “Special View Point” where you can see Mt. Fuji on a clear day. Sugi Park, located in the panorama slope, has a wide variety of rails, boxes, and other items that will satisfy both beginner and advanced skiers.

 

【Movie】Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort

Please also check out the Myoko Onsen and Ikenodaira editions of the popular “Ella and Jimi’s Joetsu-Myoko Machiaruki” section of Snow Country Journey.

Related Articles：Machiaruki Myoko, Onsen (Hot Springs)　Machiaruki Ikenodaira version

2.Events

Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort offers a first track event before the opening of the ski season, where you can enjoy the first morning of skiing on a fresh, empty slope. Scheduled five times during the season, you can ski the runs along the Suginohara Gondola for a reasonable price.

2025 New Year’s Day sunrise fast track
■Date: January 1, 2025 (Wed., holiday) 6:30-8:30 a.m.
■Place to ski：Suginohara Zone
■Fee：2500yen for junior high school students and older, 1000 yen for elementary school students and younger
■Description: Enjoy the first track one hour longer than usual while watching the first sunrise to pray for everyone’s health and happiness.

SUGI Fast Track
■Date: January 12, 26, February 9, 23, 2025 (all Sundays) 7:30-8:30
■Fee: 2500 yen for junior high school students and older, 1000 yen for elementary school students and younger
■Place to ski：Suginohara Zone
■Content: You can ski the groomed runs first thing in the morning.

Kids Snow Treasure Hunt
■Date: January 19, February 16, and March 16, 2025 (third Sunday of each month) numbered tickets distributed from 12:30 p.m., treasure hunt starts from 1:00 p.m.
■Venue: Special venue at Parking Lot 1
■Fee: Free of charge
■Target: Elementary school students and under (50 in advance)

2025 Dynamite Carnival in SUGINOSAWA
■Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
■Venue: Parking Lot No. 1 Special Venue
■Content: A traditional event of the Suginosawa area, “Eko-no-kami” is held and fireworks are launched to light up the winter night sky.

3.Lunch Information

There are various restaurants and cafes on the slopes where you can also enjoy lunch. For more information, please visit the official website.

・Restaurant Myoko at the foot of Mt.
・Ramen Corner (Shokudo Missa, Myouko-Suginohara Branch)
・Restaurant Alyeska
・SUGINOHARA BASE
・Restaurant Azalea (Myoko Coffee)
・Mitahara Shokudo Machi (Restaurant Troika, Restaurant San Anton, L&C Yukitsubaki, etc.)
・Restaurant Alyeska, Restaurant Azealia (Myoko Coffee)
・Raginosucrepe

4.Date

■Address: Suginosawa, Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture
■Operating period: December 13 – March 23, 2025
■Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
■Fees: Adults 7000 yen for 1-day pass, 6200 yen for 4-hour pass / Junior high school students and seniors 6400 yen for 1-day pass, 5700 yen for 4-hour pass
*Lift and gondola fares are free for elementary school students and younger.
*Senior citizen fare is for those who are 55 years old or older as of April 1, 2025 (certificate required).
*4-hour ticket: 4 consecutive hours from the time of gate passage during operating hours
■Rental fee: Adults (junior high school students and older) ski/snowboard set: 5500 yen for 1 day, 4500 yen for 4 hours
Wear set: 4500 yen for 1 day, 4000 yen for 4 hours
Children (elementary school age and under) and seniors (55 years old and over *certificate required): Ski/snowboard set: 4000 yen for 1 day, 3000 yen for 4 hours
Wear set: 3500 yen for 1 day, 3000 yen for 4 hours