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Yuzawa Now: Sunday 1st April 2018

  • Apr 1, 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 856cm

Posted on Sunday 1st April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa.


It is the 1st April and so that means the last day of the season for a handful of ski resorts.


The sun is out again though there's a kind of hazy feel to things this morning. Temperatures are set to rise to almost 20 degrees in town today.


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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:


Checked and updated every morning. Note that some ski resorts may not have updated their own info at the time this report is published.


GALA Yuzawa

- 190cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 6th May

- The Central Area and North Area remain open (South Area is now closed for the season)


Iwappara

- 75m

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 8th April


Kagura

- Kagura area: 260cm

- Mitsumata area: 160cm

- Tashiro area: 210cm

- Tashiro Ropeway plans to be at least part open until Sunday 6th May

- Mitsumata Ropeway and Kagura area plans to be at least part open until Sunday 27th May

- The Dragondola connecting Tashiro with Naeba is now closed for the season


Kandatsu Kogen

- 160cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 22nd April


Naeba

- 160cm (base)

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 6th May (weekdays only from 9th-27th April)

- The Dragondola connecting Naeba with Tashiro is now closed for the season


NASPA Ski Garden

- 65cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 1st April


Yuzawa Kogen

- Top: 100cm

- Base: 40cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 1st April


Yuzawa Park

- 60cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 1st April


Yuzawa Nakazato

- 70cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 1st April


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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):


Ishiuchi Maruyama

- 120cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 8th April


Joetsu Kokusai

- 120cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 8th April


Maiko Snow Resort

- Top: 120cm

- Base: 30cm

- Plans to be at least part open until Sunday 8th April

- From Monday 2nd April, just the Gondola, Nagamine Number 2 quad and Okusoeji quad lift will be operating


Muikamachi Hakkaisan

- Closed for the season



Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Sunday 1st April 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 856cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 162cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 11cm reported on 3 days April 2018 snowfall 0cm



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