Yuzawa Now: Friday 13th December 2019
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 23cm
Posted on Friday 13th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
After some rain yesterday (really heavy at times) we have had a bit of snowfall down to town overnight. Not as much as we'd like, just a few cm but more as you get higher up.
Kagura are reporting 15cm of fresh snowfall and as you drive up to the Mitsumata Ropeway the amount on the ground gradually increases, getting less again as you continue on over to Naeba.
OK, so here is the ski resort news as we have it:
Kagura - Tashiro
The Tashiro area of Kagura will open as planned from tomorrow. They plan to have the Tashiro Ropeway, Tashiro Number 1 romance pair, Tashiro Number 2 romance pair and Tashiro Number 1 quad lift operating.
Maiko Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort was hoping to open from today but have announced a delay and will open as soon as they can.
GALA Yuzawa & Ishiuchi Maruyama
GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama were planning on an opening tomorrow (Saturday) but have announced a delay.
Other resorts
The other ski resorts in the area that were planning on opening tomorrow will all be delaying opening.
So, the choice remains Kagura (via both Mitsumata Ropeway or Tashiro Ropeway from tomorrow) and the lower part of Naeba.
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Kagura is currently part open:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am-5:00pm, last one up a 3:30pm)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad (8:00am-4:00pm)
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair (8:30am-4:30pm)
- Kagura Gondola (8:15am-4:00pm, last one up at 3:00pm)
- Kagura Number 1 quad (8:30am-3:30pm)
- Main course (1500m)
- Family course (1,100m)
- Gondola course (4,000m)
- Expect earlier opening tomorrow morning for the weekend!
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Naeba is also part open with the lower base course area available.
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Planned opening dates - subject to change of course depending on weather/snow conditions.
Now part open:
- Kagura (via Mitsumata)
- Naeba
Opening from tomorrow:
- Kagura (via Tashiro)
As soon as there is enough snow
- GALA Yuzawa
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Friday 20th December 2019
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Park
Saturday 21st December 2019
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Iwappara
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Wednesday 25th December 2019
- Itsukamachi
Thursday 26th December 2019
- Chateau Shiozawa
Saturday 28th December 2019
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Mt Granview
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 13th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 23cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (30th November) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 11cm reported on 4 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.