Yuzawa Now: Friday 16th January 2026
- Jan 16
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 412cm
Posted on Friday 16th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday the clouds quickly parted and the sun came out. Fine weather, particularly in the first part of the morning. It was a mild day, with an eventual high of just over 6C in town.
I was woken up at 5am this morning by the sound of heavy rain. Let's hope that, weather-wise, at least the rain holds off as much as possible and it isn't too windy.
Forecasts vary: the rain drying up sometime during this morning, or it raining on and off through the day. (I can't see any sign of fresh dustings on higher webcams).
Tomorrow should start with some sunshine which might turn to rain later on and then snow overnight.
I'd like to characterize the current moment as a short peak-season blip; that is not unknown, of course.
Forecasts do look promising for some potentially heavy snow from Tuesday onwards next week. (Possibly for multiple days too - that would be just what we need/want).
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 16th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 256cm reported on 10 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.