Yuzawa Now: Friday 17th April 2026
- Apr 17
- 3 min read
Updated: 9 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Friday 17th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday didn't clear up as much (and as quickly) as we thought it would, but this morning we have clear blue skies.
It is a fine spring morning.
Today is the last day of the ski/snowboard season for the GALA Yuzawa ski area. For this last day, just the one course (Gigi) is available. From tomorrow, GALA will be open - but only for activities other than skiing and snowboarding.
The Mitsumata Area of Kagura (ski area) is just about still 'open', but is now officially basically just to get to and back from the central Kagura Area. So people using Mitsumata Ropeway make their way over to the Kagura Area (via the gondola) rather than hanging around the Mitsumata Area. Hope that makes sense. (One of the three official 'areas' of Kagura Ski Area being called 'Kagura Area' can get confusing to people... and sound awkward when trying to explain it!).
Should be nice weather over the weekend, too.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
30cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: Gondola and Barouche quad lift.
Courses open: Gigi.
Today is the last day of the season for skiing and snowboarding.
GALA will remain open from tomorrow until 6th May for sightseeing/basic snow activities.
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 220cm
Base: 120cm
Notes:
Lifts: 12 of 17 lifts remain open with both Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases open.
The Mitsumata Area is used as connection to the Kagura Area.
Courses open: 26 of 30, according to the website this morning.
The Tashiro Area (and Tashiro Ropeway) plans to be open until 7th May.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May.
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All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region have now closed.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 17th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 snowfall 0cm |
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.