Yuzawa Now: Saturday 15th February 2020
- Feb 15, 2020
- 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 311cm
Posted on Saturday 15th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
There has been a few spots of rain early morning but we are due a day of cloudy skies and temperatures just a little lower than yesterday - still mild.
(I so don't want to say this, but) tomorrow is going to be warmer still - rising to perhaps a few above 10C.
We are still scheduled to enjoy a return to colder conditions during Monday and in particular Tuesday when we can hope to get a fresh layer of snow.
In the meantime it's probably going to be a spring-like feel for the weekend - both in temperatures and snow conditions. At times like this in particular you'll get better snow the higher you go.
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The Tokamachi Snow Festival is taking place today and tomorrow.
It is the largest snow festival in the region and has been taking place since 1950.
Unfortunately, unusually low levels of snow has been causing big problems this season. Organisers have been trucking in snow from nearby mountains and changing plans to cope with the situation - they were determined not to cancel.
The snow sculptures that appear around town are usually really impressive - those guys really do a great job. There aren't going to be as many sculptures this year and some events have been scaled down, but I'm sure it will still be fun. I am feeling the need to get over there and show my support.
Tokamachi is about 45 minutes from Yuzawa by car and you can also get a train (Hokuhoku line) from Echigo Yuzawa Station. If you are staying in Yuzawa I am sure the place you are staying at will be able to help with details if you are interested in going.
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GALA Yuzawa
- All courses and lifts are open
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- All courses and lifts are open
- Official snow depth: 180cm (upper); 110cm (mid)
Iwappara
- All lifts (apart from Number 1 pair) and all courses (apart from Panorama) are open
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- All areas are now open
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are open
- The downhill course will not be open this season
- The Dragondola connecting with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 280cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 135cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- All the main areas are now open
- Official snow depth: 140cm (upper); 50cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- All lifts are operating and most courses are open
- Official snow depth: 220cm
Naeba
- 21 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 120cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All main courses apart from D are open; all lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- All courses and lifts are open
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm (Kogen); 70cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Yuzawa Park
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Saturday 15th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 311cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 184cm reported on 9 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.