Yuzawa Now: Saturday 21st January 2017
- Jan 21, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 445cm
Posted on Saturday 21st January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
And after a mild day yesterday the snow is back this morning. A bit wet up until now and it's not particularly cold but it is currently coming down at quite a pace.
Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 5-10cm of fresh snow so far, while Kagura is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall - so a fresh layer out there which is being added to this morning.
The snowfall is expected to ease off sometime this afternoon/evening but should be back from later in the day tomorrow. (Early on there might be some sunshine though if you are thinking about first lifts tomorrow).
Wind is affecting part of the Kagura resort this morning at the start of the day but both Mitsumata and Tashiro Ropeways are operating. For the moment it's just part of the central Kagura area with affected lifts.
GALA Yuzawa and other resorts appear to be opening as planned.
Wrap up and get the goggles out to enjoy the snow today.
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Official snow depth information as of Saturday 21st January 2017
Some resorts have not yet updated their numbers as this report was posted and so unchanged.
GALA Yuzawa
The South Area has re-opened; all areas now open.
Official snow depth: 290cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 250cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 165cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 250cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 310cm
Mitsumata - 280cm
Tashiro - 260cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 225cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 240cm
Base - 140cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 290cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 210cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 230cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 250cm
Base - 180cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 170cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 165cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Saturday 21st January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 445cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 299cm reported on 14 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.