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Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 14th December 2021

  • Dec 14, 2021
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 17cm

Posted on Tuesday 14th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Beautiful clear blue skies this morning.


Yesterday that light snow did continue (rain to the north) but it didn't amount to much in terms of cm. There was no news of cm from Kagura yesterday, but this morning they are reporting 10cm of fresh snow 'since yesterday'. There was enough snow for them to re-open the Mitsumata area so there is 6,500m of runs now open at Kagura.


Decent snow as we get into the weekend? That snow yesterday didn't turn out to be much at all, but decent snow at the weekend might well be happening!


A whole bunch of ski areas were hoping to be open from this coming weekend as you can see in the list below. They will all be getting ready to open up just as soon as there is enough snow.


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


Kagura is part open

- Kagura (via Mitsumata)

- Mitsumata Ropeway

- Mitsumata Number 1 quad

- Mitsumata Number 2 pair

- Kagura Gondola

- Kagura Number 1 quad

- 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 Tuesday 14th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 17cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 7cm reported on 4 days



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