Yuzawa Now: Thursday 12th December 2024
- Dec 12, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this seas 64cm
Posted on Thursday 12th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There's fresh snow to report this morning, along with very good news that GALA Yuzawa and Joetsu Kokusai will both open from tomorrow.
First up, snow fall. It started proper last night and this morning there is 15-20cm of it on the ground, and we expect more today. No news from any ski areas on how much there might have been higher up.
GALA Yuzawa will open up five courses in the Central Area (Melody, Edelweiss, Entertainment, Gigi, Grenoble... basically, all of that main section) and Joetsu Kokusai will be opening the Panorama Zone with five lifts operating to get up there.
GALA Yuzawa have also turned on their webcams, so today the three images are from that ski area!
Naeba and Yuzawa Kogen plan to open on Saturday and I'd say there was a close to 100% chance that will happen.
Yes, we did get some rain again, but this month is feeling so much different from last December. That's a good thing. And there looks to be regular snow on the forecast for the coming week. Remember, it's still only 12th December. Fingers crossed that the encouraging weather and news will continue and it's all a good sign for the season as a whole.
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Ski area information for Thursday 12th December 2024
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Open from tomorrow morning (Friday)
Courses that will be available:
Melody
Edelweiss
Entertainment
Gigi
Grenoble
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Joetsu Kokusai
Open from tomorrow morning (Friday)
Courses that will be available:
Panorama courses
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Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Part open now
Lifts open:
Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am)
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
Courses available:
Kagura main slope
Giant
Technical
Panorama
Gondola
Gondola Line
Family
Official snow depth:
Top: 50cm
Base: 30cm
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Planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
Saturday 14th December 2024:
Naeba
Yuzawa Kogen
Friday 20th December 2024:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 21st December 2024:
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Late December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
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Data as of Thursday 12th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 64cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (9th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 64cm reported on 5 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.