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Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 21st February 2018

  • Feb 21, 2018
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 836cm

Posted on Wednesday 21st February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Yesterday light snow continued in the morning but by late in the afternoon we had beautiful clear skies over Yuzawa and the sun shining. A beautiful end to the day. Out of the wind it felt fairly mild (and surprisingly 20+cm of snow has disappeared off the top of my garden shed by evening), colder when there was some wind on your face.


But this morning, snow is back. Here's how much the ski resorts are reporting:


Kagura (main): 20cm

Kagura (Mitsumata): 15cm

Kagura (Tashiro): 10cm

Maiko Snow Resort: 10-20cm


And I am measuring 8cm.


So there should be a nice new layer of snow on the slopes; a little deeper in higher areas.


The forecasts seem to be predicting light snow or cloud for the day, to be followed by the chance of some clearer skies and sunshine again during the day tomorrow.


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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:


Checked and updated every morning. Note that some ski resorts may not have updated their own info at the time this report is published.


GALA Yuzawa

- 360cm


Iwappara

- 250cm


Kagura

- Kagura area: 370cm

- Mitsumata area: 270cm

- Tashiro area: 320cm


Kandatsu Kogen

- 285cm


Naeba

- 250cm (base)


NASPA Ski Garden

- 275cm


Yuzawa Kogen

- Top: 320cm

- Base: 270cm


Yuzawa Park

- 230cm


Yuzawa Nakazato

- 205cm


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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):


Ishiuchi Maruyama

- 290cm


Joetsu Kokusai

- 290cm


Maiko Snow Resort

- Top: 290cm

- Base: 200cm


Muikamachi Hakkaisan

- Closed on Wednesdays until 14th March

- 370cm



Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Wednesday 21st February 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 836cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 153cm reported on 13 days



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