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Matsugamine

Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture

松ヶ峯スキー場　新潟県上越市

Matsugamine was a ski area located in the southern region of Joetsu City, very close to the border with Myoko City in Niigata Prefecture. Matsugamine opened in 1969. The closing date is unconfirmed. A course of the Myoko Sunshine Golf Club is now at this location, and the Myoko Sunshineland amusement park is also close by.

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Opened
開設		 1969
Closed
 閉設		 Unconfirmed
Before late 1980s?
Base elevation
標高最低		 310m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 330m
Vertical
標高差		 About 20m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown... but the slope was gentle!
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 350m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 100% beginner
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single (probably) 300m
The lift has been removed


Photographs

Taken in November 2020
写真撮影：2020年11月

Matsugamine Ski Area（松ヶ峯スキー場）
Matsugamine Ski Area（松ヶ峯スキー場）
Matsugamine Ski Area（松ヶ峯スキー場）

Further Information

  • Matsugamine Ski Area was almost exactly on the current border of Joetsu City 上越市 and Myoko City 妙高市
    　
  • The location used to be part of Nakago Village 中郷村, before it merged with Joetsu City in 2005
    　
  • The only official listing of Matsugamine Ski Area that can be found is in a Myoko Kogen ski area guidebook from 1975
    　
  • That guidebook says there was one 300m ski 'lift'
    　
  • The type of lift is unconfirmed, but as it was referred to as a 'lift' rather than a rope tow, it was likely a single lift
    　
  • The ski lift can be seen in the aerial photograph from 1976 (above)
    　
  • The lift cost 40 yen for one ride, 200 yen for 6 rides and 400 yen for 13 rides
    　
  • There was just one gentle slope, suitable for beginners and apparently popular with 'families with young children'
    　
  • There was ski and boot rental and five places to either rest or get something to eat or drink
    　
  • Courses of the private Myoko Sunshine Golf Club  妙高サンシャインゴルフ倶楽部  can now be found at this location
    　
  • (The photos above were taken from the public road by the side of the golf course - not the exact location of the old ski slope)
    　
  • It is unclear when Matsugamine ski area closed, but the golf club can be seen in an aerial image from 1989
    　
  • The nearby Myoko Sunshineland amusement park  妙高サンシャインランド  also opened in 1989
    　
  • Matsugamine Onsen hot springs  松ヶ峯温泉  and various accommodations are nearby

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Location
所在地

Located between the Joshinetsu Expressway and Route 18 roads in Shinano Town, close to the border with Myoko City.
Just over 2km from the Nakago IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
About 3km from Sekiyama Station on the Myoko Haneuma Line.
上信越自動車道　中郷ICから的2km
妙高はねうめライン　関山駅から的3km

Currently operating ski & snowboard resorts in the region
近隣の運営中のスキー場

All currently operating ski areas in Niigata Prefecture

This page was created in August 2020
Last updated on 3rd October 2024
2020年5月 作成 　2024年10月3日 更新