Yuzawa Now: Saturday 17th December 2022
- Dec 17, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 9cm
Posted on Saturday 17th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
First of all, the really good news. Tashiro Ropeway is open from this morning and Kagura ski area is saying that almost all areas of Kagura (Mitsumata, Tashiro, Kagura) will be open today. The Kagura connecting course (connecting Tashiro with Kagura) will be open until 2:30pm.
That is really great to hear. And with some blue skies, it should be a fine morning.
Naeba ski area is also open from this morning, with the Prince Number 2 Gondola and upper Takenokodaira pair lift operating with just that one course open.
Other ski areas around town were hoping to open this weekend, but there isn't enough snow yet and they are all now 'on standby'. See below for the list.
Forecasts all still show snow due tomorrow and Monday. Hopefully there will be a lot of it. As regular readers will know, things can change very quickly...
Hope you have a good weekend.
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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.
Kagura
Mitsumata and Tashiro bases are both open
Lifts:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (7:30am until 4:30pm for the weekend)
- Tashiro Ropeway (7:30am until 4:30pm for the weekend)
- Enough other ski lifts to service all areas of Kagura
Courses:
- Most ski runs at Kagura are planned to be available today
Official snow depth:
- Top: 60cm
- Base: 30cm
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Naeba
Part open
Lifts:
- Prince Number 2 Gondola (8:00am until 3:15pm, last one down at 3:45pm)
- Takenokodaira pair (8:15am until 3:30pm)
Courses:
- Takenokodaira
Official snow depth:
- Top: 30cm
- Base: 0cm
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Other ski areas in Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma
Ready to open when there is enough snow
- GALA Yuzawa
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Nakazato Snow Wood
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Planned opening date: Friday 23rd December 2022
- Muica Snow Resort
- NASPA Ski Garden
Planned opening date: Saturday 24th December 2022
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Yuzawa Park
Planned opening date: Late December 2022
- Mt Granview
Confirmed as not opening for the 2022-2023 season
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Itsukamachi
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Saturday 17th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 9cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 4cm (16th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 9cm reported on 4 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.