Yuzawa Now: Saturday 11th January 2025
- Jan 11, 2025
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 50cm
Snowfall at base this seas 482cm
Posted on Saturday 11th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
10:15am update:
Increasing blue skies and sunshine over Yuzawa now.
All data on this report remains as per original report.
Original early morning report:
Good morning from Yuzawa.
We had a short spell of blue sky and sun yesterday morning, but for the most part it was cloudy with snow falling yesterday.
Last night at 7pm there was 25cm of fresh snow piled up at our Yuzawa measuring point. After clearing that snow off, this morning there is another 25cm. So that makes a nice round total of 50cm since the report yesterday. Excellent! Such a large amount feels like something of a surprise... or perhaps I just wasn't paying enough attention!
It looks like our region, along the neighbouring mountains in northern Gunma Prefecture, received the most snowfall in Japan over the last 24 hours. As it should be, of course. ;)
Kagura is reporting 30-40cm 'since yesterday' and Maiko Snow Resort is also reporting 30-40cm of fresh snowfall this morning.
It is still snowing (on and off) early this morning and we are expecting light or maybe moderate snow to continue a little longer. Depending on which forecast you look at, we can expect the snow to ease off sometime by afternoon or this evening. (Might be just a temporary glimpse, but I can spot a bit of blue sky on the Yuzawa Kogen webcam image below. It somehow feels like one of those days when it might clear up quicker than expected.)
Clearer skies and sun are generally forecast from early morning tomorrow. With all the lovely fresh snow around, weekend visitors should be extremely pleased with the conditions they can get to enjoy.
Today is the first day of the long weekend. (Monday is 'Coming of Age Day' and a national holiday).
There will be some fireworks at Yuzawa Park ski area tonight and Kandatsu Snow Resort tomorrow night.
No word yet on when the Landau Ropeway (connecting GALA Yuzawa and Yuzawa Kogen) might open.
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Ski area information for Saturday 11th January 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order. All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
280cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama (Buggy lift) is available
The Southern Area is now part open, but the connection with Yuzawa Kogen (Landau Ropeway) is not yet operating
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
260cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) is available
Night skiing is planned daily until 1st March, and then on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in March (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
160cm
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
260cm
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 350cm
Base: 310cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
255cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 170cm
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area at weekends
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 370cm
Base: 150cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Base: 190cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
250cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Top: 200cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) is not yet operating
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
210cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
170cm
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 11th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 482cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 130cm 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.