Yuzawa Now: Sunday 17th December 2017
- Dec 17, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this season 109cm
Posted on Sunday 17th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Morning from Yuzawa.
It was a lovely morning yesterday... and then later on... it rained! Grrrr.
But, happily we can quickly erase that from our minds because this morning there is a nice new layer of fresh snow on the ground around town.
Kagura is reporting 20cm of fresh snow this morning. And so are Maiko. Personally, I am measuring 19cm of snow to add to the report. And it is snowing very nicely at the moment so it should be building up.
Interesting that Iwappara are still holding off on opening for the season. I would imagine that with this snowfall, their opening is imminent.
After today not a whole lot of major snowfall on the weekly forecast - next up Tuesday? - so it would be good if we could get a decent amount from today. Tomorrow morning we might get some sunshine so it should be a great day to be out on the mountain.
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Currently open in Yuzawa (official snow depths where available):
GALA Yuzawa
GALA Yuzawa opens for the season from this morning.
6 lifts are operating and 7 courses (Central and Northern Areas) are open. The sledding area is also open.
- 90cm
Kagura
Almost all of Kagura is open.
- Kagura area: 180cm
- Mitsumata area: 120cm
- Tashiro area: 140cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Kandatsu Kogen is reporting that 80% of their courses are open.
- 100cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort is open with the Gondola and two Okusoeji lifts operating and 7 courses in that top area available.
Nighta operations are scheduled to begin from 28th December.
- Top: 95cm
- Base: 40cm
Muica Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort is open with all lifts operating.
- 100cm
Naeba
A large part of Naeba is now open.
- Base: 70cm
Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Park is part open with the Number 7 and Number 1 lifts operating.
- 50cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 100cm
Joetsu Kokusai is part open from this morning.
The area in front of the main base hotel as well as the lower part of the Atema area are open - 12 courses in total.
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen is - even the town-level Nunoba Family lift apparently is moving.
- Top: 90cm
- Base: 40cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 50cm
The Number 1 high speed lift as well as Number 2 and 3 lifts are operating.
Courses open are the Panorama course, Joyful course and Number 3 romance course.
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Other planned opening dates for ski resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma:
Iwappara
Iwappara is not opening just yet - waiting for more snow.
Thursday 21st December 2017
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Friday 22nd December 2017
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 23rd December 2017
Ipponsugi
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 17th December 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 95cm reported on 8 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.