Yuzawa Now: Saturday 17th January 2026
- Jan 17
- 3 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 Saturday 17th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It is quickly turning into a lovely sunny morning and thankfully the rain of yesterday is a memory.
Without a fresh layer, we'll have to see how snow conditions has survived the experience! We can probably expect some icy hard conditions before it gets warmer. It will be mild today, might be getting up to around 10C in town.
There might be some fresh before tomorrow morning, but we are warned of the chance of rain at first (later on this afternoon).
Much more promising is the prospect of some good snowfall incoming soon. Starting around Tuesday? Forecasts currently show it as 2-3 days of snow... it would be very welcome.
By the way, check out the 'sea of clouds' over the Minamiuonuma valley early on (below, looking north from the top of Ishiuchi).
Just in: I'm hearing about a problem with the gondola at GALA Yuzawa --- they are unsure when that will be fixed; check before going.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
160cm
Notes:
The Central Area and Northern Area (including the downhill course and connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama) are open
The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
130cm
Notes:
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm)
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Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
65cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
150cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm)
The Atema and Osawa base car parks (and associated runs) are scheduled to be open on weekends only
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 190cm
Base: 140cm
Notes:
Both Ropeway bases (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open, along with the Dragondola connection with Naeba
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
100cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning)
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Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
170cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays)
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 120cm
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 150cm
Base: 110cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
100cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 160cm
Base: 80cm
Notes:
The upper Kogen area and base area are both open
The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
90cm
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 17th 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.