Yuzawa Now: Sunday 17th January 2016
- Jan 17, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 129cm
Posted on Sunday 17th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
In my report yesterday I was saying how it felt like it might be one of those days when it clears up and turns into a fine day.
Well, that wasn't what happened!
It actually started snowing - and quite heavily for limited periods - and the snow clouds stayed over us for most of the day. It was great to see it really coming down at times, though it didn't really stay heavy for long.
There were some decent conditions to be enjoyed as well. I spent a few fun hours up at the Kagura resort where there was obviously much less snow than usual for mid-January but some decent snow to be found.
Resorts around the area this morning are not reporting any new cm of snow overnight but there was definitely some during the day and I measured 3cm of it here in town.
So what about this heavy snowfall that we have been expecting early week?
It's still looking good to be arriving. Just what kind of snowfall we get and how much... well let's just leave it to nature and see what happens.
One thing the forecasts do agree on is that tomorrow will probably be quite mild and there's a good chance that we will get rained on here in town during the day before the 'main event' arrives. The 'main event' (snow) looks due around Tuesday/Wednesday. Here's hoping!
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Resort official snow depths (Sunday 17th January 2016) and any specific news:
All resorts in the area are now generally open for the season, though please note that some areas and courses are not yet open. Generally some steeper slopes that need more snow are still closed and some lower slopes are patchy (to varying degrees).
Resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
120cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
80cm
Iwappara
40cm
Joetsu Kokusai
80cm
Kagura
90cm (Mitsumata)
120cm (Tashiro)
150cm (Kagura)
Kandatsu Kogen
80-110cm
Maiko Snow Resort
85cm (upper)
20cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
80cm
Naeba
70cm
NASPA Ski Garden
65cm
Yuzawa Kogen
90cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
60cm
Yuzawa Park
30cm
Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Sunday 17th January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 129cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (28th December) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 37cm 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.