Yuzawa Now: Thursday 15th December 2022
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this seas 4cm
Posted on Thursday 15th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
So we were definitely expecting snow yesterday. We did eventually get some snow, but it was... disappointing. Rather than a good old snow country style snowstorm, it only brought us several cm and not enough for ground cover.
Kagura is reporting 2cm of snow 'since yesterday'. They also have enough snow to expand operations so you can now ski from the top of the Kagura quad lift right back down to Mitsumata (with a ride on the Mitsumata Number 2 lift in the middle of that). That's good to hear.
Snow is still there on the forecasts into early next week. For the moment, it is mostly cloudy with some blue sky and about 2C in town.
Maiko Snow Resort was hoping to open tomorrow. They are reporting 20cm of snow on upper areas, but that they will not be able to open tomorrow. Basically, they will open as soon as there is enough snow. Similar with Ishiuchi Maruyama though they will be opening the gondola for sightseeing.
GALA Yuzawa will be making an announcement regarding their planned Saturday opening sometime today.
There should be more ski area news to report tomorrow.
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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.
Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Part open
Lifts:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am on weekdays)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad
- Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 quad
Courses:
- Kagura main slope
- Technical course
- Gondola course
- Family course
- Gondola Line course
Official snow depth:
- Top: 60cm
- Base: 30cm
Notes:
All lifts apart from the Kagura Number 1 quad lift are used to get to and from the open area. A bit of walking is required between the lifts at Mitsumata. The ski area is offering a 'carry service' where they take your ski/board gear up to the open area while you ride the lifts. The only ski run open is the Kagura main slope.
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Planned opening dates for other ski areas
Ready to open when there is enough snow
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort
Saturday 17th December 2022
- GALA Yuzawa
- Iwappara
- Kagura (via Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Naeba
- Nakazato Snow Wood
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Friday 23rd December 2022
- Muica Snow Resort
- NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 24th December 2022
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Yuzawa Park
Late December 2022
- Mt Granview
Confirmed as not opening for the 2022-2023 season
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Itsukamachi
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Data as of Thursday 15th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 4cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 3cm (15th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 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.