Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 1st May 2019
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1042cm
Posted on Wednesday 1st May 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There was a bit of sun in the morning yesterday in places but it remained mostly cloudy and relatively cold for the day with a few spots of rain in the evening when I was out.
We are expecting rain during the day today and tomorrow too, perhaps quite heavy at times. And, perhaps some snow even falling at higher elevations tomorrow as it gets almost winter-like cold once again.
Sun is due Sunday and warming temperatures should be back later from Monday.
---
GALA Yuzawa
- Official snow depth: 130cm
- All courses in the Central Area remain open
- Broadway, Swan, Super Swan and Super Broadway in the Northern Area remain open
- Gondola, Barouche quad, Phaeton pair, Coach pair and Victoria quad lifts are operating
- The downhill Falcon course is closed for the season - take the Gondola back down to base
- GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Monday 6th May
Kagura
- Official snow depth: 220cm (Kagura); 190cm (Tashiro); 160cm (Mitsumata)
- Kagura remains almost fully open
- The downhill course to base at Mitsumata is now closed
- Some lifts only operating on holidays and busy periods
- Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until Monday 6th May
- Kagura (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 26th May
---
All other ski resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season.
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 1st May 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1042cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 62 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 63cm (22nd January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 523cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 190cm reported on 14 days March 2019 snowfall 50cm reported on 6 days April 2019 snowfall 24cm reported on 4 days May 2019 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.