Yuzawa Now: Monday 20th December 2021
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this seas 79cm
Posted on Monday 20th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There was more snow overnight - 14cm of it just measured. Kagura are this morning reporting 10-15cm of fresh snow since yesterday, and a few other ski areas are saying 10cm. But Yuzawa Kogen and Maiko Snow Resort are both reporting 30cm. The snow has eased off but there is a lot of cloud around still. There are signs that it might clear up today.
This morning we have added more operation details from around the ski areas (list below), including lift and course info. When available, we'll also make a note of the reported fresh snowfall. It would be great if all ski areas mention that information every day, but unfortunately it's just a handful who do...
Here's where we stand at the moment:
Most of the main runs of Kagura are now available from both the Mitsumata and Tashiro bases. A fair amount of Naeba is open. The top area of Maiko is open. The other ski areas are all in 'part open' mode as we want for the base to build up.
Tomorrow might get to be milder than we would like, let us hope not too much. Next snow looks due for perhaps Wednesday and then decent snow is lined up for next weekend. That's when Santa comes, so he will definitely be expecting a good showing.
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Below are the planned operations (and opening dates) of ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma area. All information is manually checked each morning and is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Lifts operating:
Gondola
Sociable
Phaeton
Courses open:
Melody
Entertainment
Gigi
Yuki asobi park
Official snow depth:
60cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
10cm
Lifts operating:
Sunrise Express
Tyrol triple
Summit quad
Kanko Number 3
Official snow depth:
60cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Lift & course info:
4 lifts operating
3 courses in the Panorama Zone open
Official snow depth:
60cm (upper)
Kagura
10-15cm
Lift & course info:
Kagura is now mostly open
Both Mitsumata and Tashiro bases open
23/32 courses open
11/19 lifts open
Official snow depth:
Top: 100cm
Base: 60cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
A, B & C lifts operating
About half the courses are open
Official snow depth:
105cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
30cm (upper)
Lift & course info:
Maiko Gondola
Okusoechi quad
Okusoechi pair
7 courses in the Okusoechi area are open
Official snow depth:
120cm (top)
?cm (base)
Naeba
Lift & course info:
6/24 courses open
4/12 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
80cm (top)
60cm (base)
Yuzawa Kogen
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
30cm (upper)
Lift & course info:
The upper Kogen area is part open
Yuzawa Nakazato
Operating lifts:
Number 2 lift
Number 3 lift
Official snow depth:
?cm
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Other planned opening dates
Friday 24th December 2021
Muica Snow Resort
Nakazato Snow Wood
NASPA Ski Garden
Yuzawa Park
Saturday 25th December 2021
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi
Iwappara
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Late December
Mt Granview
Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 20th December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 79cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 36cm (18th December) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 69cm 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.