Yuzawa Now: Friday 10th May 2024
- May 10, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 713cm
Posted on Friday 10th May 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Yesterday ended up clear and sunny, and that is how we start this morning. It is going to be a fine day, and starting to warm up once again.
Tomorrow will probably be clear, sunny and hot (with temps approaching 30C), with more cloud currently forecast for Sunday.
As reported in an update yesterday afternoon, Kagura ski area has announced that it will be open until Sunday 12th May, one week sooner than originally planned.
The announcement was sudden but not really surprising, and it feels like an achievement to be able to stay open into May this season.
So, including today, there is now just 3 more days left.
A last Yuzawa Now report to end the season will be posted on Sunday.
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Kagura Ski Area
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
60cm (top); 0cm (base)
Lifts operating (scheduled):
Mitsumata Ropeway (opens from 8:00am weekdays; 7:30am weekends/holidays)
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
The Mitsumata lifts and Kagura Gondola are operating to take people over to ski run that remains open (the Kagura main course).
Walking is required both getting to and coming back from those ski runs.
From Mitsumata to Kagura - a 230m walk from the top of Mitsumata Ropeway to the Mitsumata quad lift, and then a 170m walk from the top of that lift to the top of Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift.
From Kagura to Mitsumata - a 170m walk from the top of Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift to the top of the Mitsumata quad lift, and then a 230m walk to the top of Mitsumata Ropeway.
Tashiro Ropeway is now closed.
All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed.
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 10th May 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 713cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 306cm reported on 15 days February 2024 snowfall 79cm reported on 12 days March 2024 snowfall 177cm reported on 16 days April 2024 snowfall 0cm May 2024 snowfall 0cm |
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.