Yuzawa Now: Monday 16th December 2024
- Dec 16, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this seas 102cm
Posted on Monday 16th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It's snowing again. 9cm at our Yuzawa measuring point at 8am with a bit less than that out to the north in Ishiuchi. We do expect more snow through the day, though, so there should be more to report tomorrow.
I really wish we could let you know how much fresh snow Kagura ski area is reporting each morning, but they are being rather quiet on that front so far this season. (At the moment they seem more interested in telling us about the free soup that will be offered when the Tashiro Ropeway opens on Saturday! Hmmmm.)
Anyway, various forecasts also still show regular snowfall on and off this week. Again, it might not be huge amounts incoming just yet, but it's a steady pattern and the mountains probably have a good enough covering for ski areas to open.
More than 10 ski areas in the region plan to open on Friday and Saturday (see list below) and will very probably all be able to. (Though that is not confirmed news at this point).
Won't it be really great if all of them can open exactly as planned?! It feels like it has been a while since that has happened.
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Ski area information for Monday 16th December 2024
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.
GALA Yuzawa
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
120cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Gondola and all four of the Central Area lifts (two quads and two pairs)
Courses scheduled to be open:
Melody
Edelweiss
Entertainment
Gigi
Grenoble
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Joetsu Kokusai
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
80cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Pair in front of hotel
Nagamine quad (for transport)
Panorama quad
Panorama Number 2 romance
Panorama Number 3 romance
Courses scheduled to be open:
Up to 5 courses in the Panorama area
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Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Base: 100cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Mitsumata Ropeway
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
Courses scheduled to be open:
Kagura main slope
Kagura bypass
Kagura connecting
Giant
Technical
Panorama
Gondola
Gondola Line
Family
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Naeba
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 60cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Prince Number 2 Gondola
Number 5 high speed
Number 4 romance
Takenokodaira romance
Courses scheduled to be open:
6 of 24 courses
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Yuzawa Kogen
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway
Cosmos pair lift
Summit Panorama pair lift
Courses scheduled to be open:
Panorama
Aoikeshi
Cosmos
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Planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
Friday 20th December 2024:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
Nakazato Snow Wood
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 21st December 2024:
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Wednesday 25th December 2024:
Hakkai Sanroku
Thursday 26th December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
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Data as of Monday 16th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 102cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (9th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 102cm 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.