Yuzawa Now: Thursday 19th January 2023
- Jan 19, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this seas 373cm
Posted on Thursday 19th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Beautiful clear blue skies over the region this morning. There is some low-lying cloud in the Minamiuonuma valley just the north of Yuzawa, but apart from that it's clear blue and white.
After some rain again we did get some snow last night. It has gone from the roads around town now, but that is what is added to this report. Currently -2C and forecast to get to around +4C during the day in town.
Kagura is reporting 10cm of fresh snow since yesterday.
The top lift at Muikamachi Hakkaisan has apparently run into some trouble (something to do with one of the lift pillars). This season that lift has been scheduled to be open on weekends and holidays, but it looks like it is going to be closed for an undetermined period. With that lift closed, you need to get the Ropeway each time you want to access the top area.
Looking ahead, when can we expect more snow? Well, tomorrow night into Saturday is still looking promising and then early in the week looks like it might be good.
In the meantime, we can get out and enjoy this clear weather.
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Ski area information for Thursday 19th January 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 210cm
All areas are now open (including Southern Area and downhill course)
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 230cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 150cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Top summit lift closed due to avalanche-related risks
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 180cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 10cm
Official snow depth: 290cm (top), 200cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 175cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 200cm (top), 80cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 240cm (top), 120cm (base)
Naeba
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 100cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 145cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 230cm (top); 140cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 185cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 150cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Thursday 19th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 373cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 250cm reported on 11 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.