Yuzawa Now: Friday 16th December 2022
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 8cm
Posted on Friday 16th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
First of all, snow. It was raining and then snowing last night, and it is snowing now. There is just a few cm on the ground around town, and Kagura is reporting 3cm of fresh snowfall this morning. So it has been another modest showing - and not what we expect and need. For now.
A number of ski areas were planning on opening today and tomorrow. Here's where we stand with them.
The following ski areas have confirmed that they will be (part) open from tomorrow:
- Kagura (via Tashiro)
- Naeba
Naeba plan to have their Number 2 gondola moving along with the top Takenokodaira pair lift. No details to report from Tashiro just yet.
The following ski areas plan to open from tomorrow but have not yet made any announcement, so status is unclear:
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Maiko and Ishiuchi were hoping to open from today, but that is not happening. (Maiko are now saying that Sunday will be the earliest). GALA Yuzawa have announced that they will not be opening on Saturday or Sunday, so the earliest opening for GALA is Monday. Yuzawa Nakazato have also delayed their opening. So those ski areas are now on the 'open as soon as possible' list.
When can we expect heavy snow to kick things off?
Well, the forecasts for Sunday and Monday are looking good. Fingers crossed!
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2pm update
Naeba is planning on opening tomorrow morning (Prince Number 2 Gondola and Takenokodaira pair lift, with the run by the pair lift open).
The Tashiro Area of Kagura will also be open. However, there are no confirmed details yet explaining what lifts/courses will be available there.
All of the other ski areas hoping to open this weekend have announced delays to opening - and will not be open tomorrow.
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 16th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 8cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (16th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 8cm 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.