Yuzawa Now: Saturday 1st January 2022
- Jan 1, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 52cm
Snowfall at base this seas 373cm
Posted on Saturday 1st January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Happy New Year.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
What a few days it has been!
Yesterday another 35+cm of snow fell by evening time and this morning there's another 15cm on top of that (which is actually not as much as the forecasts told us to expect). The only new snowfall number we can find this morning from a ski area is Maiko Snow Resort, reporting 40cm of fresh.
This morning a number of ski areas are affected by windy conditions. All of Kagura is completely closed and parts of Naeba are also closed. Other lifts affecting at various ski areas, including at Yuzawa Kogen, Iwappara, Ishiuchi and Maiko. Lower lifts are the more likely to be moving this morning for people happy to brave the current conditions.
In new 'opening' news, the downhill course at GALA Yuzawa, Falcon, is now open.
This snow storm is due to ease as the day progresses, and tomorrow should be calmer and much brighter. The sun might make a special appearance. That's not due to last long though with more snow coming soon after...
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All information is manually checked each morning and is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Lifts operating:
All lifts in the Central area open.
The Victoria quad and Tilbury triple lifts in the North Area are open.
Courses open:
All courses in the Central Area now open and most of the Northern Area open.
Official snow depth:
220cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
?cm
Lifts operating:
Most lifts and areas now open
Official snow depth:
220cm
Iwappara
Lifts operating:
Summit area closed today due to heavy snowfall
Official snow depth:
200cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Lift & course info:
All areas are now open
Official snow depth:
220cm
Kagura
?cm
Lift & course info:
Almost all open
0/32 courses open
0/19 lifts open
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 180cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
All lifts operating and most courses are open
Official snow depth:
190cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
40cm
Official snow depth:
220cm (top)
190cm (lower)
Naeba
Lift & course info:
4/24 courses open
2/12 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
180cm (top)
150cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating and all courses open
Official snow depth:
210cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
?cm
Official snow depth:
200cm (top)
120cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
Operating lifts:
All lifts operating
Official snow depth:
175cm
Yuzawa Park
Operating lifts:
All lifts operating
Official snow depth:
200cm
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Other ski areas
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi
Muica Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Nakazato Snow Wood
Tuesday 28th December 2021
Mt Granview
Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 1st January 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 373cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (28th December) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 52cm reported on 1 day |
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.