Yuzawa Now: Monday 1st April 2013
- Apr 1, 2013
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 26
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 759cm
Weather overview Clear and sunny
Wind
Light
Temperature 3C base / -1C top
Visibility
Excellent
Posted at 9:58am on Monday 1st April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It's a fine morning in Yuzawa. Lots of blue skies and just a few wispy kind of clouds hanging around. Should be a fine day.
Tomorrow it's forecast to be cloudy with a chance of rain later in the day.
Yesterday was of course the last day of the season for a number of resorts around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. Unfortunately around lunchtime rain started falling and it was a bit of a wet afternoon... not the best way to finish off the season. But otsukaresama to all of the people at those resorts - we'll see you next season.
Still, most of the bigger resorts remain open and of course some until near the end of May if the snow holds up.
Many of the remaining open resorts are 'part open' which means that not all courses and lifts are available. For example it seems that Gala Yuzawa have now closed their South Area of the resort; Iwappara has just the Number 2 and 3 lifts operating; Yuzawa Park has it's Number 1 and Number 7 lifts operating.... always best to check on the official sites for the very latest if you intend to go somewhere just to make sure.
Planned closing dates for resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma
Resorts in Yuzawa:
Ipponsugi - until 3rd April
Iwappara - until 7th April
Naeba - until 7th April
NASPA Ski Garden - until 7th April
Yuzawa Nakazato - until 7th April
Yuzawa Park - until 7th April
Kandatsu Kogen - until 14th April (and then weekends until Golden Week in early May)
GALA Yuzawa - until 6th May
Kagura (Tashiro) - until 6th May
Kagura (Mitsumata) - until 26th May
Resorts in Minamiuonuma:
Maiko Snow Resort - open on 6/7th April and then on 13/14th April
Ishiuchi Maruyama - until 7th April
Joetsu Kokusai - until 7th April
All are subject to snow conditions and may change.
Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 1st April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 759cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 238cm reported on 16 days March 2013 snowfall 42cm reported on 6 days April 2013 snowfall 0cm |
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.