Yuzawa Now: Sunday 12th February 2017
- Feb 12, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 37cm
Snowfall at base this season 774cm
Posted on Sunday 12th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from a snowy Yuzawa.
After another day of mixed and sometimes confusing weather conditions that made the local weather forecasts look like pure guesswork, this morning there is a very nice new layer of fresh snow to report after the snow kicked in properly overnight.
We are measuring 37cm of fresh snowfall here in Yuzawa, 34cm to the north in Shiozawa and here is what the resorts are reporting:
Kagura: 40cm
Kagura (Tashiro): 25cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 30-40cm
So wherever you are in the region this morning, you should be greeted by lots of fresh snow.
It's still snowing and visibility generally limited to poor out there.
The local forecasts says snow for the day today and into tomorrow (though they haven't been right over the last few days). The snow seems set in for the moment though so I would expect more cm through the day today at least.
All resorts look like they should be open as normal today.
Enjoy!
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Official snow depth information as of Sunday 12th February 2017
Some data not updated for today due to the early report.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 370cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 280cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 235cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 280cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 360cm
Mitsumata - 310cm
Tashiro - 330cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 310cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 320cm
Base - 150cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 350cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 290cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 275cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 330cm
Base - 240cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 220cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 12th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 774cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 10 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.