Yuzawa Now: Saturday 21st March 2026
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Saturday 21st March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday was quite cloudy all the way through, with spells of sunshine and then clearer skies in the evening.
I heard some rain early morning but thankfully that has cleared and we have quite a bit of cloud up there still, but some and perhaps increasing blue sky. Forecasts do tell us to expect clear skies today, and tomorrow too. It should be a fine day weather-wise.
I'm not hearing of any fresh snow at ski areas and can't sign of any on available webcams. Also not hearing about any possible early closings, either, but there is always a chance that there might be some sudden announcements over the coming days. For now, we can presume that ski areas will remain at least part open until their planned closing dates.
General recap: Some lower runs at some ski areas, particularly ones near or close to town level, are showing increasing ground and are closed off. Snow cover remains very good at higher elevations.
The total observed snowfall (at base) this season stands at 917cm. That will surely be the final number for the season. It's a really curious number, as it hasn't felt like we have had that much. Anyway, I'll post various thoughts on that in the last report of the season.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 21st March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 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.