Myoko Pine Valley Ski Area Closed
Official name 妙高パインバレースキー場
Niigata
Open 1988–2009
Myoko Pine Valley was the ski area at the heart of the Myoko Pine Valley resort in Okekai, Myoko City, opened in 1988 together with a hotel and golf course. One gondola and one chairlift served five runs, mostly gentle beginner slopes, with a longest run of 2,100 m. Apa Group bought the resort in 2005 and renamed it Apa Resort Myoko Pine Valley, but the ski area stopped running after March 2008 and its closure was announced in 2009. The hotel and golf course still operate as Apa Resort Joetsu Myoko.
History of Myoko Pine Valley Ski Area
- Opened
- 1988
- Closed
- 2009
- Operators
- Matsushita Kosan (1988-2005; renamed Hoshu Kosan in March 2005), APA Group (2005-2009)
- The site today
- The hotel and golf course operate as APA Resort Joetsu Myoko. The current state of the former slopes could not be confirmed.