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Yuzawa Now: Sunday 14th January 2018

  • Jan 14, 2018
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 444cm

Posted on Sunday 14th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


I have good news this morning.


After a beautiful morning with clear blue skies, clouds gradually moved in later on in the day and it was snowing by evening.


And this morning I have 23cm of fresh snow on the ground to report. A very welcome refresh.


Here is the what ski reports themselves are reporting this morning:


Kagura (main): 40cm

Kagura (Mitsumata): 30cm

Kagura (Tashiro): 20cm

Maiko Snow Resort: 30cm

Muikamachi Hakkaisan: 30-40cm


So there's some decent numbers there and it should go a good way to covering up tracks - though more is of course always welcome.


It is snowing lightly at the moment, but it isn't expected to last today with sun on the forecast for later on.


Sun is forecast for tomorrow too with the next snow due around Wednesday but there's a chance of it being rain with milder conditions. Let's deal with that when we get there!


For today, things should be good.


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Maiko Snow Resort was having issues with their Gondola yesterday, but it seems to be opening as planned this morning.


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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:


GALA Yuzawa

- 230cm


Iwappara

- 165cm


Kagura

- Kagura area: 320cm

- Mitsumata area: 220cm

- Tashiro area: 270cm


Kandatsu Kogen

- 200cm


Naeba

- 210cm (base)


NASPA Ski Garden

- 165cm


Yuzawa Kogen

- Top: 230cm

- Base: 170cm


Yuzawa Park

- 140cm


Yuzawa Nakazato

- 150cm


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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):


Ishiuchi Maruyama

- 190cm


Joetsu Kokusai

- 190cm


Maiko Snow Resort

- Top: 210cm

- Base: 120cm


Muikamachi Hakkaisan

- Closed on Wednesdays between 10th January and 14th March (!)

- 240cm



Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Sunday 14th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 444cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th and 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 153cm reported on 8 days



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