Yuzawa Now: Sunday 20th December 2020
- Dec 20, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 51cm
Snowfall at base this seas 336cm
Posted on Sunday 20th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
More relentless snowfall during the day yesterday and overnight.
Kagura are reporting 80cm since yesterday. Both Maiko Snow Resort and Ishiuchi Maruyama are reporting 30cm of snowfall overnight.
Since yesterday at 9am, 51cm was just checked at our measuring point. We kind of feel hesitant posting such large numbers, but that is what was there, so...
The continued snowfall means that many people remain in that 'dealing with it' mode and that includes the ski areas that are open.
For example, this morning only the Mitsumata area of Kagura is open due to the current weather conditions. The main Kagura area is closed.
There is a huge amount of snow around everywhere you look, but that does not automatically mean that ski areas are all fully open. Not yet.
It looks like while it is due to be snowing today and perhaps into tomorrow, there should be less of it. (At the time of writing it is actually a bit brighter in the area to the north of Yuzawa).
For the first part of the week we should have a few days of clearer skies, some sunshine and milder conditions. That will give everyone time to get on top of the situation.
This is just a guess but I would expect everywhere to be able to catch up and get the snow settled in and be able to be close to fully opening come the end of the week, in time for Christmas.
Last season we recorded 425cm of snowfall in Yuzawa (town level) throughout the whole of the winter. That was of course very low for Yuzawa.
Just this week, since Monday, we have already recorded 336cm. Crazy!
When we have more time we'll take a closer look at the numbers, but you can always find the data below on this page or on the Snowfall Analysis page (tab at the top).
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GALA Yuzawa
Operating lifts:
- Diligence Gondola
- Barouche quad lift
- Sociable quad lift
- Coach pair lift
- Phaeton pair lift
- Victoria quad lift
Courses open:
- Central Area (all open except Edelweiss)
- North Area (Broadway, Super Broadway & Swan open)
Official snow depth:
- 270cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Operating lifts:
- Sunrise Express
- Tyrol Triple
- Kanko Number 3 Express
Official snow depth:
- Central: 270cm
- Base: 200cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Open lifts & courses:
- 7 lifts and 11 courses
Official snow depth:
- 220cm
Kagura
Operating lifts:
- Mitsumata Ropeway
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift
Courses open:
- Mitsumata
Official snow depth:
- Top: 260cm
- Base: 200cm
- The opening of Tashiro Area has been delayed
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Operating lifts:
- A, B and C lifts
Courses open:
- Most courses open
Official snow depth:
- 250cm
Naeba
Operating lifts:
- Number 4 high speed lift
- Number 5 high speed lift
- Number 4 romance lift
Courses open:
- Lower areas
Official snow depth:
- 120cm (top)
- 100cm (base)
Maiko Snow Resort
Operating lifts:
- Gondola
- Okusoeji quad
- Okusoeji pair
Courses open:
- 11 courses in top area and Nagamine area
Official snow depth:
- 250cm (top)
Yuzawa Kogen
Operating lifts:
- Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway
- Cosmos
- Kogen Express
Yuzawa Nakazato
Operating lifts:
- Number 2 romance lift
- Number 3 romance lift
Official snow depth:
- 220cm
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Sunday 20th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 336cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 336cm reported on 7 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.