Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 11th February 2020
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this seas 311cm
Posted on Tuesday 11th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There's more snow to report this morning after it started in the afternoon yesterday.
The Kagura resort are this morning reporting 40cm of fresh snowfall and I am hearing similar from over at Naeba too. Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 20cm. Other resorts are reporting... actually, we wish they did!
On our trusted measuring spot and nearby I can report around 20cm.
It is snowing still as this report is about to be posted, but due to ease off later on by this afternoon.
It might well be another busy day today -- today is National Foundation Day and a holiday in Japan.
We are still forecast warmer conditions tomorrow through Friday (with some rain in the mix too unfortunately), but the good news on that front is that there seems to be a return to colder conditions and more snow lined up next week.
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The Number 5 top lift at Kagura is closed today due to avalanche risk.
The GALA Yuzawa webcams seem to be having a few issues - we'll post those again once they are back up and running.
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GALA Yuzawa
- All courses (apart from $2,600,000) are now open, including the downhill Falcon course
- All lifts are operating
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 240cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- All courses and lifts are open
- Official snow depth: 260cm (upper); 160cm (mid)
Iwappara
- All lifts (apart from Number 1 pair) and all courses (apart from Panorama) are open
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- All areas are now open
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are normally open
- 21 of 23 courses open
- The Dragondola connecting with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 280cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- All scheduled courses and lifts are open
- Official snow depth: 185cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- All areas are now open
- Official snow depth: 200cm (upper); 100cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- All lifts are operating
- 13 of 14 courses open
- Official snow depth: 220cm
Naeba
- 21 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 120cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All main courses and lifts are open
- Official snow depth: 165cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- All courses and lifts are open
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm (Kogen); 70cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 125cm
Yuzawa Park
- Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts are operating; most courses open
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Tuesday 11th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 311cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 184cm reported on 9 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.