Yuzawa Now: Saturday 10th January 2026
- Jan 10
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 334cm
Posted on Saturday 10th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It is a beautiful morning here in Yuzawa.
A bit of cloud early on for first lifts, but the skies are pretty much clear now with bright sunshine.
There is also a moderate wind, but not enough to spoil the fun at most ski areas --- but it does looks like the Tashiro Area of Kagura (and the Dragondola) is closed for the day.
The downhill course at GALA Yuzawa is scheduled to open for the first time this season sometime this morning. (The Southern Area of that ski-jo... not yet).
Tomorrow looks set to bring us interesting weather.
The forecasts generally seem to predict snow - perhaps heavy at times - and potentially strong winds. Those strong winds, if they happen, may well affect some lifts at some ski areas.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
160cm
Notes:
The Central Area and Northern Area are both fully open
The connection in the Northern Area with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open
The downhill course (Falcon) is scheduled to open from today
The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
160cm
Notes:
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm)
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Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
80cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
140cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm)
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 160cm
Base: 110cm
Notes:
The Tashiro Area is closed today due to wind
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
95cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning)
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Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
180cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays)
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Base: 110cm
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 130cm
Base: 100cm
Notes:
Dragondola closed today as the Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed due to wind
Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 130cm
Base: 70cm
Notes:
The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
85cm
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Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
110cm
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 10th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 334cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (on 9th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 178cm reported on 7 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.