Yuzawa Now: Friday 10th February 2023
- Feb 10, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 617cm
Posted on Friday 10th February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The main headline this morning is the southerly wind. Unfortunately, due to the noisy wind we have at the moment, both Kagura and GALA Yuzawa are going to be closed for the day.
The Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway and top area of Yuzawa Kogen ski area, the gondola and top area of Maiko Snow Resort, and the gondola and top section of Naeba are also closed because of the conditions. Other ski areas are also being affected with some other lifts on hold. We have tried to add as much current info to the report as possible (below updated at 9:30am), but things might change.
The best bet today are the lower, less exposed ski areas.
The good news is that we should get some snow later on and tonight and the weekend should be calmer. It will also be milder again, especially on Sunday.
Beyond that, we're looking at the potential for good consistent snowfall next week.
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Ski area information for Friday 10th February 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 260cm
Closed today due to weather conditions.
The Landau Ropeway connecting GALA with Yuzawa Kogen is due to open from tomorrow.
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 250cm
Only part open due to weather conditions.
Night skiing until 8:00pm (planned)
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 170cm
Top lift not moving due to wind. Other lifts might be affected.
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 230cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 340cm (top), 240cm (base)
Closed today due to weather conditions.
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 225cm
Night skiing until 2:00am (Saturday morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 240cm (top), 130cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 280cm (top), 170cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 200cm (top), 120cm (base)
Gondola and top lifts closed today due to weather.
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 200cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 230cm (top); 140cm (base)
The Ropeway and top area are closed today.
The base area is open.
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 200cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 10th February 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 617cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 437cm reported on 20 days February 2023 snowfall 57cm reported on 6 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.