Kagura early season

[oo 1]

What's the earliest in a season you have been to Kagura?  If indeed you have been to Kagura early season.

Im hoping to go before the middle of December.

I saw on the news the other night that the next 3 months is forecast to be 暖冬　warm winter which is annoying to hear.......

[muikabochi 204]

I think the earliest that I went was mid November.

Unless my memory is playing tricks with me, I'm pretty sure they used to open earlier than 23rd Nov which seems to always be the target date now.

 

 

[ShigaMac 5]

3 month forecasts on TV are not very reliable, especially for the skiing community. 暖冬 (warm winter) forecasts are for the general, non-skiing, population and hardly refer to elevations of 1,800m (Kagura). Today, Nov3rd, is a national holiday in Japan and in the past the evening news closed with images of skiers making their first turns of the season in Hokkaido. Fingers crossed!

[LiquidX 0]

I like to try and get my first ski in before Christmas. No rush, wait for decent snow.

 

 

 

[muikabochi 204]

I see the course back down to the Mitsumata car park will be closed this season due to damage from last months typhoon.

https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/niigata/yuzawa/kagura

It was many years ago since I last used that anyway. Wonder if it was popular...

[ShigaMac 5]

Thanks for that info Muikabochi.....my ski club are heading there just after new year and will be using car parks. Hope they get some snow this weekend.

Going up to Sapporo on Friday if Chitose is open

[muikabochi 204]

You're welcome, though I only read it myself on the Kagura page here. Thanks SnowJapan.   

[sanjo 2]

Good to see Kagura will be able to open tomorrow:

https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-daily-snow-weather-reports/Yuzawa-Now

Let's hope some snow tonight. Not that I'm going myself...

 

 

[muikabochi 204]

Good to see the first snow in town.

Let us hope things can get started on a decent timeline this year.