Yuzawa Now: Friday 1st April 2022
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1338cm
Posted on Friday 1st April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It's April and I have some fresh snow to report from higher areas! Kagura is reporting 2cm of snowfall (it's also reporting a strong northerly wind which means that some lift operation changes up there, at least at the start of the day. Both Ropeways appear to be opening though). Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 4-5cm, presumably up at the top of the gondola.
There's no cm of snow to report from base and town areas, but thankfully after a day of rain (more than we expected), it's not raining this morning. Roads are damp and it's cloudy early on, but some sun is on the forecast for the day. Currently 2C in town.
Sunday is the last day of the season for quite a few ski areas in the region. Beyond that, we will post most specific details about what remains open.
Currently the forecast for the weekend is a clear and sunny start tomorrow and maybe on Sunday too (though forecasts disagree on what to expect on Sunday). Saturday seems like the best bet for good weather.
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Ski area information: Friday 1st April 2022
GALA Yuzawa
GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May
Official snow depth:
280cm
Ipponsugi
Ipponsugi plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April
Official snow depth:
155cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April
Official snow depth:
200cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April
Official snow depth:
180cm
Kagura
Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May
Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May
Official snow depth:
Top: 360cm
Base: 260cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April
Official snow depth:
245cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Maiko plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April
Official snow depth:
250cm (top)
85cm (lower)
Naeba
Naeba plans to be open until Sunday 10th April
Official snow depth:
180cm (top)
100cm (base)
Nakazato Snow Wood
Official snow depth:
185cm
NASPA Ski Garden
NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April
Official snow depth:
190cm
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
180cm
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The 2021-2022 season has ended for these ski areas:
Iwappara
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Park
All ski areas in the region not mentioned in this report are currently closed.
Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 1st April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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.