Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick Ski Resort (Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture)/vol.13

2024.12.30

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Myoko foothills Top class wide burns and long cruising are the attraction!

◆Operating period: December 14 – March 30, 2025 (scheduled)

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

1.Features of slopes and courses

Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick Ski Resort is located southeast of Mt. Myoko and is only 5 minutes from the Myoko Kogen IC.

Myoko’s top-class wide slopes, which take advantage of the magnificent foot of Mt. Myoko, are its greatest feature, allowing a wide range of skiers to ski safely and comfortably.

The slopes have 5 lifts and 16 courses. The wide, gentle slopes are designed to minimize accidents while skiing, and most of the courses are beginner and intermediate courses (50% beginner, 40% intermediate, and 10% advanced). There are also non-pressured areas, hiking up areas (backcountry), and snow parks for your enjoyment.

Another attraction is the 4-kilometer-long cruise that takes you from the speedy mid-slopes to the gentle slopes in the woods that remain calm. The open atmosphere with a view of Lake Nojiri with Mt. Myoko in the background will refresh you both physically and mentally.

Except for a few courses designed for advanced skiers, everyone from small children to the elderly can enjoy safe and comfortable skiing.

The slopes are also equipped with an “Alpine Brick Snow Park” that can be enjoyed by beginner and intermediate skiers. It has a wide range of items, mainly boxes and rails, for use by people of all levels.

Spread out at the bottom of the 1st Pair Lift boarding area is a safe and secure “Kids’ Garden” surrounded by netting on all sides. Moving belts have been installed for easy access to the top, and free sledding is also available. The Kids’ Garden is open only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

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2.Events

Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick Ski Resort is holding an event for families and couples to enjoy skiing and snowboarding at a great price. Don’t miss it!

New Year’s Day First Sunrise Fast Track
■Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 6:30-8:30 a.m.
■Fee: Adults 2500 yen, Middle-aged people 2200 yen, Children 1500 yen
■Description: An event to ski powder snow with the sunrise on New Year’s Day. You can enjoy the magnificent scenery while watching the sunrise on the first day of the year to pray for everyone’s health and happiness.。

Treat of sake
■Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Ikemen Day
■Date: January 8 and 22, 2025; February 5 and 19, 2025; March 5 and 19, 2025 (all Wednesdays)
■Contents：Men’s one-day lift ticket 5000 yen *Only manned sales at the counter on the day of the event

Ikejo Day
■Date: January 15 and 29, 2025; February 12 and 26, 2025; March 12 and 26, 2025 (all Wednesdays)
■Contents：For women, one-day lift ticket 5000 yen *Only manned sales at the counter on the day of the event

Treat of  amazake
■Date: Saturday, January 12, 2025

Alpenblick Children’s Day (1st Sunday of every month), Ski Children’s Day (3rd Sunday of every month)
■Date: January 5 and 19, 2025; February 2 and 16, 2025; March 2 and 16, 2025 (all Sundays)
■　Description: Free lift ticket for elementary school students!　*500 yen IC card deposit is required. Deposit will be refunded when the card is returned.

Kanzuri snow exposure
■Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
■Description: On a day of great cold, bright red peppers are sown on a field of pure white snow.

Valentine’s Day Event
■Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Alpenblick Winter Cosplay Festival
■Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025
■Contents: A “group photo” and “photo contest” will be held for all participants in cosplay. At the end of the event, everyone is scheduled to participate in a “cosplay grand run” together. Alpenblick facility use tickets worth 1000 yen will be given away (only to those in full-body cosplay).

Final Thanksgiving
■Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Sunday, March 30, 2025

3.Lunch Information

Restaurant KAYABA, a cafe on the slopes, offers a wide variety of menu items to suit all ages.

Sweet and spicy chicken kara-don: 1500 yen

Hot egg and meat bukkake udon 1200 yen

Curry with pork cutlet 1600 yen

Hamburger steak doria 1700 yen

Afterwards, visitors can relax at the day spa, Alpenblick Spa. At the museum, you can enjoy ALPEN BLICK BEER, a craft beer brewed at the company’s own factory.

4.Date

■Address: 2457-1 Ikenotaira Onsen, Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture
■Operating period: December 14 – March 30, 2025 (scheduled)
■Hours: ~ mid-January 8:30-16:00, mid-January-March 30 9:30-16:15
■Fees: Lift 1 day pass: Adults 5600 yen, seniors and junior high school students 4800 yen, elementary school students 3400 yen
A separate I.C. card deposit of 500 yen is required in addition to the above fees (refundable upon return of the I.C. card). (Refundable upon return of I.C. card)
■Rental fee: 3-piece ski set (skis/boots/stocks) or snowboard set (board/boots)/adult 5,000 yen per day, child 3900 yen per day
Wear set (jacket/trousers)/Adult 5000 yen per day, Child 3900 yen per day
■Kids’ Garden: 500 yen (free for lift ticket purchasers and children under 3 years old) / open weekends and holidays