Yuzawa Now: Thursday 20th December 2012
- Dec 20, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 26
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 140cm
Weather overview Clearing up, sun
Wind
Slight
Temperature -1C base / -6C top
Visibility
Very good
Posted at 10:42am on Thursday 20th December 2012 This is an archived report
We probably got around 15cm of new snowfall since yesterday, and while it was still snowing on and off in the region - especially to the north in Minamiuonuma - earlier on, right now the clouds have been clearing up and the sun is out. The local forecast still has snow for today, so the clouds could well come back.
According the the lastest forecast, a brief spell of minder conditions is due on Saturday and town and lower slope areas may well see rain but from Sunday a cold front that brings with it some potentially heavy snowfall is due to be with us.
Resorts around town that are open remain only partly open as we wait for that heavy snowfall to really get things going. The snow of the last few days has definitely made conditions better though. A few more resorts plan to open tomorrow - Ishiuchi Maruyama, Yuzawa Park and Muikamachi Ski Resort - followed by some more in the region opening on Saturday. Details below.
Official resort snow depths
Mt Naeba:
90cm
Kagura:
200cm
Kandatsu Kogen:
125cm
Iwappara:
90cm
Yuzawa Kogen:
80cm
Yuzawa Nakazato:
55cm
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Centleisure Maiko:
95cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
130cm
Planned resort openings
21st December
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Yuzawa Park
Muikamachi Ski Resort
22nd December
Gala Yuzawa
NASPA Ski Garden
Ipponsugi
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Chateau Shiozawa
23rd December
Itsukamachi
Hakkaisanroku
Late December
Yuzawa Kogen
Ludens Yuzawa
Mt Granview
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
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Data as of Thursday 20th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 132cm reported on 8 days |
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.