Yuzawa Now: Friday 13th January 2017
- Jan 13, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 24cm
Snowfall at base this season 239cm
Posted on Friday 13th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The beautiful heavy snowfall continues here in Yuzawa.
Since my report yesterday morning I measure another 24cm of fresh snow on the ground. (And counting).
And as ski resorts, this is how much fresh snow they are reporting this morning:
Naeba: 10-20cm or 20-30cm (the resort seems to be saying both!)
Kagura: 20cm
Kagura (Mitsumata area): 20cm
Kagura (Tashiro area): 15cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 30-50cm
* For those of you new to the reports, the only reason I mention those resorts in particular is because they are the ones that actually publish such numbers daily. If others did, I'd mention those too!
And here's out first-hand observations on the ground of the snowfall since the report yesterday.
Outside our place in Minamiuonuma (not far from Maiko and Ishiuchi Maruyama just to the north of Yuzawa): 20cm
At our measuring spot in Yuzawa town: 24cm
And... the snow is still forecast to continue falling - at times heavily - until at least early in the week and probably beyond. Heaviest due over the weekend.
Curiously it doesn't feel that cold.
There's big flakes coming down at quite some speed. The 'walls of snow' that develop by the side of the roads are starting to appear - though they have some way to go yet before being the 3m in height that they have known to be. Let's see how big they can get over the next few days.
Yes. This all feels... right! :)
If you like skiing or snowboarding while heavy snow is falling and visibility is limited, it should be really great out there this morning. Do take care in these conditions though. If you want to wait until the storm passes, it's might be an idea to consider leaving it until at least early next week. Though of course sometimes we just have to ski when we get the chance. Wrap up well and enjoy!
One thing is for certain, this snowfall will breathe new life into all the resorts in the region and they can concentrate on just getting on with peak season.
There'll be lots of smiling faces around now.
Including mine.
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On a very sad note, it was on the news yesterday about two snowboarders missing for a few days. They had gone up to Kagura for some backcountry riding (according to the news) and are still missing. Apparently the search will continue this morning but it's going to be difficult in these conditions.
Let's hope that particular story can end with good news.
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Official snow depth information as of Friday 13th January 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 210cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 170cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 100cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 120cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 240cm
Mitsumata - 210cm
Tashiro - 190cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 180cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 200cm
Base - 70cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 200cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 140cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 115cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 160cm
Base - 90cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 110cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 13th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (11th and 30th December) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 93cm reported on 7 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.