Yuzawa Now: Thursday 20th March 2025
- Mar 20, 2025
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1236cm
Posted on Thursday 20th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It is a national holiday and, from the looks of things, a lot of people have come to spend the day skiing - some ski areas appear to be particularly busy this morning!
Easy to understand why, though, with the fresh snow we got yesterday and the beautiful weather forecast for today. And indeed it is a beautiful morning with blue skies, sunshine and just a little cloud. (It might get more cloudy later on).
As of 10:30am it is apparently just over 3C, but it feels a bit more than that.
There is a lot of sun on the weekly forecast from now, with temperatures looking more spring like after these last few days of mini-winter.
Tomorrow is not a national holiday, but no doubt some folks will have taken it as a holiday to get a long weekend in...
Ski area news:
The Yuzawa Snow Link joint lift ticket (valid at Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama) will be available through Sunday 23rd March, so we are in last few days to enjoy that connection. The individual ski areas will, of course, remain open beyond then. Check the dates below.
Having said that, the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa usually closes on the same day as Yuzawa Snow Link, so expect that to also close end of Sunday. It seems a real shame with all the lovely snow they still have over there!
GALA Yuzawa have also announced that its main Entertainment course will be open for a special one-off night skiing session on Saturday 29th March (5:30pm until 8:00pm). That will be open to anyone (with a valid ticket, of course).
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Ski area information for Thursday 20th March 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order.
All planned closing dates are subject to change (if there are any changes we will adjust).
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
410cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama (Buggy lift) is open [until Sunday 23rd March]
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen (Landau Ropeway) is open [until Sunday 23rd March]
Planned closing date: Tuesday 6th May 2025
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
350cm
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) is open [until Sunday 23rd March]
Night skiing is planned on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays until Saturday 29th March (until 8pm)
Planned closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
225cm
The top lifts (top quad and Number 1 romance lift) and courses are closed for safety reasons after an avalanche
Other areas of the ski area remain open
Night skiing is planned daily until Sunday 30th March (until 7pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Planned closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
330cm
Night skiing is planned daily until Sunday 23rd March (until 9pm)
Planned closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 470cm
Base: 400cm
Planned closing date (Tashiro Ropeway): Tuesday 6th May 2025
Planned closing date (Kagura via Mitsumata Ropeway): Sunday 18th May 2025
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
350cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2am the following morning) until Saturday 29th March
Planned closing date: Sunday 13th April 2025
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 380cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 460cm
Base: 250cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025
Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 310cm
Base: 200cm
Night skiing is planned daily until Saturday 22nd March (until 8:30pm)
Planned closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
300cm
The Number 3 quad lift and Number 2 pair lift (and C and D courses) are scheduled to be closed until 21st March
Planned closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025 (extended from original planned closing date of 31st March)
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 380cm
Base: 240cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) is open [until Sunday 23rd March]
Planned closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
345cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
230cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 30th March 2025
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 20th March 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1236cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 71 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 59cm reported on 10 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.