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Yuzawa Now: Friday 15th April 2022

  • Apr 15, 2022
  • 3 min read

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


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1338cm

Posted on Friday 15th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa.


I think we avoided much rain during the day yesterday quite well, but it was raining quite a lot last night (foggy too).


It is still wet and damp this morning. Just some light spots of rain just now when I was outside. Kagura was reporting rain (and fog) at 8am.


The rain will probably linger for the whole day - maybe easing off at times - and tonight into tomorrow morning too. If we are lucky by lunchtime tomorrow it will have stopped.


Sunday is still due to be sunny and a little warmer once again.


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The top Kagura Number 5 lift is closed today due to poor visibility.


Still at Kagura, on the following dates the Mitsumata Ropeway will be opening at 7:00am (instead of 7:30am):


16th, 17th, 23rd, 25th, 29th, 30th April

1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th May


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GALA Yuzawa

The Central Area and Northern Areas are open


GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May


Official snow depth:

190cm

Ski lifts operating (planned):

Diligence (Gondola)

Coach

Barouche

Victoria

Ski courses open (planned):

Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Grenoble, Yuki Asobi Park

Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan, Super Swan, Snow Park

Falcon downhill course


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Kagura

Kagura remains mostly open


Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May

Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May


Official snow depth:

Top: 280cm

Base: 180cm

Ski lifts operating (planned):

11 of 19 lifts are operating

Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway

Ski courses open (planned):

29 of 32 runs are available


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Kandatsu Snow Resort

11 of 16 courses at Kandatsu are open


Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April


Official snow depth:

130cm

Ski lifts operating (planned):

A Lift

B Lift

C Lift

E Lift (weekends only)

Ski courses open (planned):

Hercules

Perseus

Pegasus

Sirius

Regulus

Castor

Andromeda

Procyon

Pollux

Vega

Polaris


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The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list.



Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Friday 15th April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm



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