Maiko Snow Resort
Also known as: Maiko Kogen
Snow Country valley
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Maiko Snow Resort - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 40 / Int 40 / Adv 20; steepest on-piste 32 deg
Lower Maiko dedicated mellow terrain; Smile Kids Parks + sledging
Smile Kids Parks, 400 m sledging, banana boat, snowmobile
Kids snow parks; formal nursery not documented
Ski+board school; rental incl. wear; English lessons via Yuzawa-area schools
Ideal for learners/low-intermediates; short blacks
Snow & season
High - ~10-12 m/yr, dense lower-elevation snow
Typically early Dec to early Apr; night skiing late Dec-mid Mar
Jan-Feb
Peak late Dec-Feb; weekdays quieter
Wide gentle groomers + registered tree zones
Low-base softening early/late
The mountain
115 ha
26 courses; longest 6 km
3 registered off-piste tree zones + Peak Performance zone
Busy weekends; Tokyo crowd
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~JPY 7,000 (est)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Echigo-Yuzawa Shinkansen + free shuttle ~30 min; 1 min from Shiozawa-Ishiuchi IC
Free shuttle from Echigo-Yuzawa
Day Ski Centre + hotel/lodge base restaurants
Maiko Kogen Hotel (ski-in/out)
Yuzawa hub
Patrol & safety
Patrol implied (managed off-piste registration)
Official zone names Nagamine/Okusoeji
Minamiuonuma City Hospital (~13 km)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.