Yuzawa Now: Monday 10th December 2018
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 25cm
Posted on Monday 10th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It was snowing for most of the day yesterday - light at times, heavier at times - and I have measured an additional 9cm to add to the reports. So, fairly decent - though we of course need more. This morning it has been snowing lightly but easing off and we are expecting a generally cloudy day today with the temperature not getting much above zero.
There is some sun on the forecast for tomorrow and some conflicting views on what to expect around Wednesday; it looks likely that it will get a bit milder, maybe some rain in town, snow higher (?)... followed by snow later in the week. So we'll just have to wait and see what happens and hope for the best.
This morning Kagura are reporting 10cm of fresh snow and they are going to be opening up the Panorama course; details below.
As I mentioned yesterday, Tashiro is now planning to open from Saturday. Iwappara and Joetsu Kokusai are ready to open as soon as there is enough snow and there's a bunch of other resorts hoping to get going this weekend.
Just for information, yesterday afternoon Maiko Snow Resort were reporting 50cm snow depth on their upper area; Ishiuchi Maruyama were reporting 20-30cm. Hopefully it'll be a bit more than that now.
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Kagura lifts and courses:
- Mitsumata Ropeway
- Mitsumata Number 1 high speed lift
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 high speed lift
- Kagura Number 4 romance lift
* Kagura main course
* Panorama course
* Gondola course
* Gondola line
* Family course
Naeba lifts and courses:
- Number 5 high speed lift
- Number 4 romance lift
* Number 5 course (900m long and 30m wide by base)
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Other planned resort opening dates (subject to change of course depending on weather/snow conditions)
Ready to open as soon as there is enough snow
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 14th December 2018
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Park
Saturday 15th December 2018
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Friday 21st December 2018
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 22nd December 2018
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Ipponsugi
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Sunday 23rd December 2018
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Itsukamachi
Friday 28th December 2018
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Saturday 29th November 2018
- Mt Granview
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 10th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 25cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (9th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 23cm reported on 2 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.