muikabochi 208 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 OK so here is the list I know of, not all 100% confirmed but looking likely: Sympathigue, Iiyama, Nagano Igaya, Matsumoto, Nagano Urasa, Uonuma, Niigata Muikamachi Ski Resort, Minamiuonuma, Niigata Kayama Captain Coast, Yuzawa, Niigata Omote Manza, Tsumagoi, Nagano Any more to add to that? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Oh I remembered that old casualties thread, but this is a more direct "list" so I suppose it has it's purpose! Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Muikamachi Ski Resort closing too? Didn't hear about that. Not that it's a major place. Link to post Share on other sites
tripler 0 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Igaya, Matsumoto, Nagano is Igaya the only resort in Norikura Kogen or are there others still open? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Omote Manza is that different from the Manza I have heard about before? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Probably different - there's the main one that is Manza Onsen and then the smaller Omote Manza. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Completely different. Manza's a nice small ski area; Omote Manza's s shitty few beginner runs with one decent slope and far less snow. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I am going to Manza this season with the g/f. Nice quiet break planned. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 Looks like Muikamachi Ski Resort can come off the list. The suckers people who own Yuzawa Nakazato have apparently bought it, and it will open this season. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted October 22, 2011 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted October 22, 2011 Was just about to post that, in the paper today hey? We can take Igaya off the list as well it is being sucked up into "Mt Norikura" (previously known as Norikura Onsen). Link to post Share on other sites
marku 0 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Also Igaya is a tiny slope down the road from the main Norikura resort with nothing much there to write home about. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Muikamachi is one of those places that always seems on the brink and changes hands a fair few times ins't it, muika? Got to wonder the appeal of taking over places like that, especially in these particularly challenging times. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Yes it is. The appeal? No idea. When I went a few years back to take photos etc it was almost totally empty. Literally. I believe they have lots of school kids and trips like that going but they can't make much with the budget prices they pay. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I remember that vid you posted from there. And you saying that if you had an accident on one of the courses it might be literally hours before anyone came past and helped! Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I want to know..... at what stage do these resorts take down their lifts? And is one of the reasons they just call it "resting" to avoid the expense of cleaning it all up? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Good question yes. I don't know. I recall someone saying something like that though. Old places like Mikuni and a resort near Urasa, forgot the name!, quickly took down their lifts. But a place like First Ishiuchi keeps them there. And...... Arai! Link to post Share on other sites
dyna8800 3 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The strange thing is that Kayama Captain Coast is listed in the Yuzawa Suberi Meguri promotion... But I could not find anything in Japanese news online that stated they were going to reopen for the 2011-12 season. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Sympathigue is not opening this year, though it seems that the hotel is somehow struggling on Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 That place gets a lot of school trips I think. Can't make much cash off them. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Shirogane Ski Highland Parkhill Valley in Hokkaido. Link to post Share on other sites
0261 0 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Anyone get to Arai when it was open? I hear that was pretty cool place. And that it's still standing there "sleeping". Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Ghost resort. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Always curious about that place and what might happen with those facilities just standing there.... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Kayama Captain Coast has finally (finally) (finally) declared itself bust and dismantling (maybe). Oh to be vague. Anyway in the paper yesterday said that in their peak season they got over 70,000 guests. The last season they were open (year before last) that number was 15,000 people. The number 20 oku yen flying about as well. Kayama insists that last seasons close was "to prepare for a renewal opening". Yeah, I believe him!!!!! Wonder if they will take the lifts down. Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Never got there... though it doesn't look like I missed much. Link to post Share on other sites
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