Yuzawa Now: Saturday 16th December 2023
- Dec 16, 2023
- 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 18cm
Posted on Saturday 16th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
I was woken up in the middle of the night be the sound of heavy rain.
But let's talk about snow. It is still due tomorrow and Monday and all being well we should get a fair amount of it. Things will hopefully looks rather different come Monday morning, so I'm looking forward to that.
Only Kagura is (part) open this morning. Other ski areas that planned to open today are all on standby and waiting for the snow.
Yesterday we announced the lift ticket giveaway, but there was some other big news too. The official daily snow depth data for 350+ ski areas around Japan has started updating. Learn more about that here.
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Ski area information for Saturday 16th December 2023
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 open:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (from 7:30am on weekends; 8:00am on weekends)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 quad
Courses available:
- Kagura main slope (1,512m length)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 30cm
- Base: 0cm
Notes:
The Mitsumata lifts are used to get over to the main run that is open at Kagura.
Some walking is involved to get to and from the Kagura area.
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Planned opening dates for other ski areas
Opening as soon as there is enough snow:
GALA Yuzawa
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Joetsu Kokusai
Kagura (via Tashiro)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Naeba
Yuzawa Kogen
Wednesday 20th December 2023:
Maiko Snow Resort
Thursday 21st December 2023:
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Friday 22nd December 2023:
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 23rd December 2023:
Iwappara
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Park
Closed for the 2023-2024 season:
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Mt Granview
Nakasato Kiyotsu
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 16th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 18cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 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.