Yuzawa Now: Thursday 16th January 2020
- Jan 16, 2020
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this seas 98cm
Posted on Thursday 16th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Yes! We're all white again!
Feelings of relief and excitement all around.
Kagura are reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 20cm. They are the numbers I can find from ski resorts, and I reasonably expect a 10+cm layer of snow on lower courses closer to town.
It is still snowing in places but is due to ease off during the day. Indeed, even now there are some blue skies opening up to the north in Minamiuonuma.
I for one am going to make the most of it.
Love you, snow!
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This isn't going to totally transform the overall situation and resort operations in the way that a few days of solid 50+cm dumps would, but it is breathing new life into lower areas that were struggling. So of course it is very welcome.
And snow looks ever so pretty.
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Just noticed - looks like the top Number 5 lift and gate at Kagura is closed due to some 'search activity operation'. I haven't heard what that might be about but the lift is closed this morning.
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Individual ski resort information: Thursday 16th January 2020
All information checked and updated manually for each report. Subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
- All of the Central Area and Northern Area courses are open
- All lifts are now operating apart from the Ropeway lift connecting with Yuzawa Kogen in the Southern Area
- The Southern Area is part open - Batman and Eliza courses are open
- Take the Gondola back down at the end of the day (Falcon downhill course not yet available)
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Access via the three base Entrances is available (though the course link between Chuo and Hatsukaishi is not available)
- 10 courses currently open
- Official snow depth: 70cm (upper); 50cm (mid)
Iwappara
- 6 lifts are operating with the central to upper area of the resort open
- Official snow depth: 40cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 8 lifts operating (the Nagamine quad is operating to get up to the open top area)
- 7 courses open in the Panorama and Atema areas
- Official snow depth: 60cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are open
- Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases ropeways are operating
- The top Number 5 lift and top gate are normally open >> but apparently temporarily closed this morning
- The Dragondola connecting with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- A, B, C and E lifts plan to be operating
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Gondola and top Okusoechi quad and pair lifts are operating
- 7 courses in the top Okusoechi area are open. Take the Gondola back down to base.
- The Maiko Area is not open
- Official snow depth: 80cm (upper); -cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Ropeway and Number 1 and 3 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Naeba
- Naeba is open with most courses available
- Official snow depth: 70cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All lifts operating
- B, C, E, F, G and H courses are open (A and D closed)
- Mogul and Slopestyle not open
- Kids Garden open
- Official snow depth: 55cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Ropeway operating
- All Kogen lifts now operating
- Base area not currently open
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet operating
- Official snow depth: 80cm (Kogen); 10cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 40cm
Yuzawa Park
- Number 1 and 7 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 30cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 16th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 98cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 59cm reported on 7 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.