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Yuzawa Now: Thursday 12th March 2020

  • Mar 12, 2020
  • 3 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 388cm

Posted on Thursday 12th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


There's some snow to see this morning!


Kagura are reporting 5cm and so are Maiko Snow Resort. Lower down here in town areas there has been 1-2cm, with just a dusting on the top of my car.


Lots of cloud around this morning but some sunshine breaking through and it feels like it might well clear up and be a fine day. There's more sun on the forecast for tomorrow too and that snow over the weekend is still there on the forecasts.


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The Yuzawa Park resort is closed from today - yesterday ended up being their last day of the season.


The small Nakazato Snow Wood area (not to be confused with the larger Yuzawa Nakazato right next to it) is saying that it will plans to be open until Sunday (15th March).


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GALA Yuzawa


- All lifts are operating

- All courses in the Central and Northern Area are open

- The Batman and Eliza courses in the Southern Area are open

- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating

- Official snow depth: 130cm


Ishiuchi Maruyama


- 8 courses open; access via Sunrise Express gondola lift at Chuo base

- Access to Chuo from other bases by shuttle bus

- Official snow depth: 100cm (upper); 30cm (mid)


Iwappara


- Iwappara is now closed for the season


Joetsu Kokusai


- 4 lifts operating; 3 courses open in the North (Panorama) zone

- Official snow depth: 70cm (upper)


Kagura


- All areas of Kagura area open

- Official snow depth: 190cm


Kandatsu Snow Resort


- A, B, C and E lifts operating; most courses open

- Official snow depth: 115cm


Maiko Snow Resort


- The Gondola and top two Okusoechi lifts are operating

- Official snow depth: 95cm (top)


Muikamachi Hakkaisan


- 6 courses open; 3 lifts operating

- Official snow depth: 150cm


Naeba


- 13 of 22 courses open

- Official snow depth: 80cm

- Details on Naeba Now report here


NASPA Ski Garden


- NASPA Ski Garden is now closed for the season


Yuzawa Kogen


- The top Kogen area is all open

- Base area is now closed

- Official snow depth: 100cm (upper)


Yuzawa Nakazato


- Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts are operating

- Official snow depth: 45cm


Yuzawa Park


- Yuzawa Park is now closed for the season



Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 12th March 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 388cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 248cm reported on 14 days March 2020 snowfall 13cm reported on 2 days



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