Yuzawa Now: Monday 13th April 2026
- Apr 13
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Monday 13th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
We have cloud and blue sky this morning. It was clearer earlier on this morning, actually, but we do generally expect fine weather today and temps rising to just over 20C in town.
From today, GALA Yuzawa is down to one quad lift operating (and gondola to get up there, of course) and two courses - the main Entertainment and Gigi runs. The top summit course and beginner winding detour course are now closed, and the ski area is probably moving snow from the summit course to help the courses that remain open. It is worth noting that Entertainment and Gigi are not suitable for total beginners, especially in these spring conditions.
The snow depth numbers at Kagura hasn't changed for a fair while; they still claim to have 2.5m of snow up top.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
70cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: Gondola and Barouche quad lift.
Courses open: Entertainment and Gigi.
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May (subject to change)
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 150cm
Notes:
Lifts: 12 of 17 lifts remain open with both Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases open.
Courses open: 27 of 30, according to the website this morning.
The Tashiro Area (and Tashiro Ropeway) plans to be open until 7th May.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May.
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All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region have now closed.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 13th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 snowfall 0cm |
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.