Yuzawa Now: Friday 20th December 2024
- Dec 20, 2024
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 109cm
Posted on Friday 20th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It's all go at the moment!
So, four ski areas have opened for the season from this morning - Ishiuchi Maruyama, Kandatsu Snow Resort, Maiko Snow Resort and NASPA Ski Garden. (* Muica will open tomorrow).
A large part of Ishiuchi is open, apart from some lower runs especially in the Central area by the gondola base. Kandatsu has two lifts running, Maiko has the top Okusoechi area open (acccess via the gondola) and NASPA has all five lifts moving. So they are all either 'part' or 'mostly' open - more information on what is open at each can be found below.
Tomorrow another eight ski areas in the region will open. They are Ipponsugi Snow Park, Iwappara, Kagura (Tashiro Ropeway), Muica Snow Resort, Muikamachi Hakkaisan, Nakazato Snow Wood, Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort and Yuzawa Park.
The information in the list below will be checked and updated each morning, but hopefully before too long they will all be 'fully open' and things will be simpler. It's always great when we reach that point; not only for the obvious reason, but it also makes the reports easier!
Weather forecasts are all looking very promising for some significant snowfall on Sunday and Monday and perhaps into Tuesday. That is due to start tomorrow night.
Before then, we might get some sunny skies and rather mild conditions during the day tomorrow.
No doubt quite a lot of people will be getting up here tomorrow for their first tracks of the season.
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Ski area information for Friday 20th December 2024
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
140cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Gondola and all four of the Central Area lifts (two quads and two pairs)
Courses scheduled to be open:
All of the Central Area
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
80cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
10 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
17 courses
Most runs apart from the Central Base area runs are open
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Iwappara
Open from tomorrow (Saturday)
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Joetsu Kokusai
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
90cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
5 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
Up to 5 courses in the Panorama area
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Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Base: 100cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
5 of 18 lifts
Access via the Mitsumata Ropeway
Courses scheduled to be open:
9 of 30 courses
A large part of the main Kagura and Mitsumata areas are open
The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area will open from tomorrow (Saturday)
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Part open
Official snow depth:
100cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
2 of 5 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
10 of 16 courses
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Maiko Snow Resort
Part open
Official snow depth:
?cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Maiko Gondola (you need to take the gondola back down to base)
Okusoechi quad and pair lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
8 courses (Okusoechi)
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Open from tomorrow (Saturday)
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Naeba
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 60cm
Please see our Naeba Now reports for daily updates from Naeba
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NASPA Ski Garden
Part open
Official snow depth:
90cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
All 5 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
7 courses
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Yuzawa Kogen
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway
Cosmos pair lift
Summit Panorama pair lift
Courses scheduled to be open:
Panorama
Aoikeshi
Cosmos
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Open from tomorrow (Saturday)
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Yuzawa Park
Open from tomorrow (Saturday)
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Other ski areas in the region:
Friday 20th December 2024:
Muica Snow Resort
Saturday 21st December 2024:
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
Wednesday 25th December 2024:
Hakkai Sanroku
Thursday 26th December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 20th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (9th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 109cm reported on 12 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.