Yuzawa Now: Friday 19th January 2018
- Jan 19, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 445cm
Posted on Friday 19th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning. Yesterday ended up being another generally mild day with the sun finding a way through the clouds and a few spots of rain in the evening. The local news said that temperatures rose to above 8C in the day - that's more like early March than mid January.
And so, it's Friday again... already. Too fast! Of course, this week hasn't been a good one in terms of snow and conditions but we can now positively look forward to some much better snow news in the first part of next week.
Yes, the forecasts are looking much better at the moment. And this time, instead of snowing in the plains and cities to the north it should be snowing right here over the mountains. Apparently it might be the strongest winter front of the season. Nice. Loads of snow please.
Until then, we are expecting some clearer skies and maybe some sun here later today. It is definitely colder this morning. Early on it is cloudy and the roads are wet - GALA Yuzawa, Yuzawa Kogen and Maiko are reporting light snowfall; and it looks like there is a bit of fresh snow on the road up by Mikuni/Tashiro Ropeway.
The clouds will probably clear up though during the day today with that chance of clearer skies later on.
Sunshine is expected tomorrow morning.
And perhaps a little snow on Sunday.
And then... some proper decent snowfall from around Tuesday!
Let's hope we get some major snow action.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 210cm
Iwappara
- 135cm
Kagura
- Kagura area: 310cm
- Mitsumata area: 210cm
- Tashiro area: 260cm
Kandatsu Kogen
- 185cm
Naeba
- 220cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
- 155cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 190cm
- Base: 130cm
Yuzawa Park
- 120cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 130cm
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 160cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 170cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 180cm
- Base: 80cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Closed on Wednesdays until 14th March
- 250cm
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 19th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 445cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th and 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 154cm reported on 9 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.