Yuzawa Now: Saturday 14th December 2024
Updated: Aug 24
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this seas 80cm
Posted on Saturday 14th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday we had some quite bright skies in the morning, making for a good start for GALA Yuzawa and Joetsu Kokusai.
From this morning, Naeba and Yuzawa Kogen are also part open. So that means that there are now five ski areas open in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region. Most of the other ski areas in the region plan to open on Friday/Saturday next weekend, and with the current weather and forecasts for the week ahead, it feels like they will all be able to. Fantastic.
Back to the weather, around 10cm overnight and it had eased off but it is snowing once again.
Hopefully we will get some more cm during the day today with more on/off through the coming week (and potentially moderate to heavy at times).
Good old fashioned consistent 'yukiguni' snowfall patterns. Highly pleasing to see!
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Ski area information for Saturday 14th December 2024
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
120cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Gondola and all four of the Central Area lifts (two quads and two pairs)
Courses scheduled to be open:
Melody
Edelweiss
Entertainment
Gigi
Grenoble
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Joetsu Kokusai
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
60cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Pair in front of hotel
Nagamine quad (for transport)
Panorama quad
Panorama Number 2 romance
Panorama Number 3 romance
Courses scheduled to be open:
Up to 5 courses in the Panorama area
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Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 70cm (doesn't seem enough, surely?!)
Base: 40cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Mitsumata Ropeway
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
Kagura Number 1 romance pair
Courses scheduled to be open:
Kagura main slope
Kagura bypass
Kagura connecting
Giant
Technical
Panorama
Gondola
Gondola Line
Family
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Naeba
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 60cm
Base: 40cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Prince Number 2 Gondola
Number 5 high speed
Number 4 romance
Takenokodaira romance
Courses scheduled to be open:
6 of 24 courses
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Yuzawa Kogen
Part open
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway
Cosmos pair lift
Summit Panorama pair lift
Courses scheduled to be open:
Panorama
Aoikeshi
Cosmos
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Planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
Friday 20th December 2024:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 21st December 2024:
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Late December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 14th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 80cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (9th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 80cm 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.