妙高杉ノ原スキー場, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

妙高杉ノ原スキー場, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort is a ski area in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 21 km, which ranks it #14 of 516 ski areas in Japan and gives it 0.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 973 m long.

Slopes at 妙高杉ノ原スキー場, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort

About 61% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 23% intermediate and 13% advanced or expert, which makes 妙高杉ノ原スキー場, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 gondola. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 739 m up to 1,856 m, a vertical drop of 1,117 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts.

Getting to 妙高杉ノ原スキー場, Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), about 80 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 44 min by car; Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include 池の平温泉アルペンブリックスキー場, Ikenotaira Onsen ALPEN BLICK Ski Resort (13.5 km), 赤倉観光リゾートスキー場, Akakura Kanko Ski Resort (11.4 km), 黒姫高原スノーパーク, Kurohime Kogen (7.9 km) and 赤倉温泉スキー場, Akakura Onsen Ski Area (12.9 km), which together add 50 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.