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Yuzawa Now: Monday 13th December 2021

  • Dec 13, 2021
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this seas 16cm

Posted on Monday 13th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


First up. Kagura is closed this morning. Strong winds being the reason.


At the time of this report there is no info on how much snow they have received up there at Kagura - will update this later if we have that number. Unfortunately GALA seem to have taken their webcams offline (hopefully temporarily) so we can't take a look there either.


Further down the mountains, there has definitely been snow. Around town areas just a little, getting more as you go higher. We were hoping for more, and let us hope that we do get some more during the day today - it is due to remain cold.


Tomorrow and Wednesday clearer skies are forecast again before a return to snow at the end of the week.


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Below are the planned opening dates of ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are, of course, subject to change.


USUALLY OPEN BUT CLOSED TODAY DUE TO WIND

- Kagura (via Mitsumata)

- Mitsumata Ropeway

- Mitsumata Number 1 quad

- Mitsumata Number 2 pair

- Kagura Gondola

- Kagura Number 1 quad

- Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift

- Opens 30 minutes earlier at weekends


Opening as soon as there is enough snow

- GALA Yuzawa

- Joetsu Kokusai


Friday 17th December 2021

- Ishiuchi Maruyama

- Maiko Snow Resort


Saturday 18th December 2021

- Kagura (via Tashiro)

- Kandatsu Snow Resort

- Naeba

- Nakazato Snow Wood

- Yuzawa Kogen

- Yuzawa Nakazato


Friday 24th December 2021

- Muica Snow Resort

- NASPA Ski Garden

- Yuzawa Park


Saturday 25th December 2021

- Chateau Shiozawa

- Hakkai Sanroku

- Ipponsugi

- Iwappara

- Muikamachi Hakkaisan


Late December

- Mt Granview


Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season

- Ishiuchi Hanaoka

- Itsukamachi



Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Monday 13th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 16cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 days



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