Yuzawa Now: Friday 15th December 2017
- Dec 15, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 90cm
Posted on Friday 15th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
After that bumper haul of fresh snow on the ground yesterday, we had a little more snow one and off but it didn't amount to much. At times the clouds were clearing and the sun appearing so we got to see the mountains in all their glory.
This morning there's some clearer skies over Yuzawa with some cloud. More cloud to the north in Minamiuonuma but we are expecting fair weather today.
That heavy snow has done wonders and it looks like things are really going to get started around town this weekend... starting today actually!
This morning Yuzawa Park will be part open and so will Maiko Snow Resort and Muica Snow Resort just to the north of Yuzawa in Minamiuonuma. Other resorts will be opening on Saturday morning including GALA Yuzawa, Kandatsu Kogen, Yuzawa Kogen,Yuzawa Nakazato and Joetsu Kokusai in Minamiuonuma.
I'm not hearing any confirmed news about Iwappara - will try to update that later today when things are clearer.
It's really great to see the ski resorts around town be able to open as scheduled - well, I know Iwappara and Joetsu Kokusai didn't quite meet their original plans, but they always set very ambitious target opening dates.
Now what we want is lots of regular snowfall to get the base building and everywhere to get open quickly. It is still looking like the next snow is due Saturday night and Sunday.
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Currently open in Yuzawa (official snow depths where available):
Kagura
Almost all of Kagura is open
- Kagura area: 150cm
- Mitsumata area: 90cm
- Tashiro area: 110cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort is open from this morning!
The Gondola and two Okusoeji lifts are operating with six courses in that top area available.
- Top: 95cm
Muica Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort are also opening from this morning, reporting over 1m of snow. No word on lift/course details.
Naeba
Part of the upper and lower areas (not connected) of Naeba are open
- Base: 60cm
Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Park plans to have the Number 7 lift operating on this first day of the season, with the Number 1 pair lift also operating from Saturday.
Iwappara
Currently unconfirmed
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Other planned opening dates for ski resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma:
Saturday 16th December 2017
Joetsu Kokusai
Joetsu Kokusai have announced that they will be opening from Saturday.
The area in front of the main base hotel plans to be open.
GALA Yuzawa
Kandatsu Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Nakazato
Thursday 21st December 2017
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Friday 22nd December 2017
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 23rd December 2017
Ipponsugi
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
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Data as of Friday 15th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 90cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 76cm 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.