Yuzawa Now: Saturday 1st April 2017
- Apr 1, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 954cm
Posted on Saturday 1st April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
A few spots of rain in some places later in the day yesterday but generally cloudy... and it's a grey and cloudy start to the day today too. Cloud is what is forecast for the day and sun is likely tomorrow (with the chance of a bit of snow/rain later tonight).
Oh, just noticed Kagura are reporting 0-1cm of snowfall!
Anyway - here we are in April.
Ipponsugi, Ishiuchi Maruyama, Itsukamachi, Maiko Snow Resort, Muica Snow Resort, Yuzawa Kogen, Yuzawa Nakazato and Yuzawa Park will all be done for the season come the end of tomorrow.
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I don’t know how many of you have been following the numbers, but this season just in terms of snowfall we have done rather well. Here’s how much snowfall we have observed at town level in Yuzawa this season:
2016/2017 season until the end of March 2017: 954cm
2015/2016 season until the end of March 2016: 424cm
2014/2015 season until the end of March 2015: 1302cm
2013/2014 season until the end of March 2014: 828cm
2012/2013 season until the end of March 2013: 759cm
Not as good as the extremely impressive 13m that we enjoyed in the 2014/2015 season, but over double the amount that fell last year. (Phew!)
There's more to the story than just raw snowfall numbers though and I’ll take a look back on the season in the last report of the season in May.
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Official snow depth information as of Saturday 1st April 2017
** Note: the report is too early today for many of the below to be updated
GALA Yuzawa
Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open
Official snow depth: 360cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 120cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 200cm
Kagura
Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 280cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth: Upper - 280cm; Base - 90cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 230cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 195cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: Top - 230cm; Base - 130cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 160cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 125cm
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Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing)
** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions
Kandatsu Kogen
'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April
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Planned season closing dates
** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available.
Sunday 2nd April:
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Itsukamachi
- Maiko Snow Resort (but open again on 8th, 9th April)
- Muica Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Park
Sunday 9th April:
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- NASPA Ski Garden
Sunday 7th May:
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April)
Sunday 28th May:
- Kagura area (via Mitsumata)
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Now closed for the season:
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Mt Granview
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Hakkai Sanroku
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Saturday 1st April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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.