A family resort known for its 6km top-to-bottom run and 660m vertical — currently closed for the 2025-26 season.
Runs
18
Vertical
660m
Summit
920m
Base 260m
Annual snow
~9m/season
Popular
Best season Mid-December to early April
Why Maiko Snow Resort
A family resort known for its 6km top-to-bottom run and 660m vertical — currently closed for the 2025-26 season.
Family-friendly Yuzawa resort with 660m vertical and 6km top-to-bottom run. Currently closed for 2025-2026 season.
Plan your trip
Maiko Snow Resort is a Yuzawa-area family resort — 660 m vertical drop, 6 km top-to-bottom run, 18 courses. Currently closed for the 2025–26 season. Echigo-Yuzawa Shinkansen + 20-min shuttle when operating.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
While Maiko is closed, base in Echigo-Yuzawa town and ski the open Yuzawa cluster (Naeba, Kagura, GALA, Joetsu Kokusai, Hakkaisan).
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
38
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Sea-of-Japan storm cycles — deep, heavier snow.
Heavier, frequent storm cycles — deep refills, denser snow.
9
m~
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
4 of 18
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
660m
Solid sustained pitch.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Yes
Tagged for proper tree runs.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
Approx
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Overview
Shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station.
From airport
Approx. 2 hours from Tokyo Haneda via Joetsu Shinkansen.
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 18°C, wind 6 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
Nearby resorts
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destination resort
Home of the Dragondola — at 5.5km the world's longest gondola, linking Naeba to Kagura. The Prince Hotel anchors a full Niigata ski town.
powder-focused
Niigata's high-altitude powder magnet — base elevation above 1,200m means season lasts into Golden Week, and gate-managed backcountry is easy to access from the top.
day trip
The only resort in Japan with a Shinkansen station at the lift base — you can literally ski in a suit on your lunch break. Beginner-heavy, famously accessible.
day trip
Yuzawa's most walkable resort — the NASPA hotel sits on the slope, the Shinkansen station is a short shuttle away, and the runs are firmly beginner–intermediate.
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