Yuzawa Now: Sunday 15th March 2020
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 389cm
Posted on Sunday 15th March 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Some snow falling on the mountains yesterday, thought it was more... wet... down below.
This morning both Kagura and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 5cm of fresh snow.
Kandatsu have increased their official snow depth by... 20cm. (I don't know the story behind that but with Kagura and Maiko both reporting 5cm, 20cm of fresh snowfall in a location that is basically in between those two resorts and close to town does seem... kind of unlikely).
But anyway, you can get an idea of the dustings and layer of snow on the images below. And fresh snowfall is always very welcome.
Lots of cloud still now but we might get some sunshine today before the clouds move in again tonight.
There is cold and snow on the forecast for tomorrow and it is once again looking quite promising. We can look forward to that. Need to watch out for potentially strong winds though.
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GALA Yuzawa
- All lifts are operating
- All courses in the Central and Northern Area are open
- The Batman and Eliza courses in the Southern Area are open
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 8 courses open above the top Sunrise Express gondola lift station, via Chuo base
- Access to Chuo from other bases by shuttle bus
- Official snow depth: 80cm (upper); 20cm (mid)
Iwappara
- Iwappara is now closed for the season
Joetsu Kokusai
- 4 lifts operating; 5 courses open in the North (Panorama) zone
- Official snow depth: 60cm (upper)
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura area are open
- Official snow depth: 180cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- All lifts operating; most courses open
- Official snow depth: 125cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- The Gondola and top two Okusoechi lifts are operating
- Nagamine and Maiko areas are closed
- Official snow depth: 95cm (top)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 5 courses open; 3 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Naeba
- 12 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 80cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- NASPA Ski Garden is now closed for the season
Yuzawa Kogen
- The top Kogen area is all open
- The base area is now closed
- Official snow depth: 100cm (upper)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 35cm
Yuzawa Park
- Yuzawa Park is now closed for the season
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Sunday 15th March 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 389cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 248cm reported on 14 days March 2020 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 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.