Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 14th April 2026
- Apr 14
- 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 Tuesday 14th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The sun is out again this morning and we expect more fine and warm spring weather today. It warmed up to around 23C in town yesterday afternoon and it will be probably similar today.
Another shout out to the team at Gala as they keep their two remaining runs looking very respectable every morning. Snow is being moved around every evening; now including from the top Grenoble course. Respect. I am really intrigued to know how long they will be able to continue! Official snow depth at Gala is now at 50cm.
Kagura is still looking good for snow cover.
It should be a very fine day to be out on the mountains.
Tomorrow will probably be cloudy with the chance of some rain later in the day.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
50cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: Gondola and Barouche quad lift.
Courses open: Entertainment and Gigi.
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May
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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 Tuesday 14th 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.