Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 21st November 2017
- Nov 21, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 14cm
Posted on Tuesday 21st November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Just a bit of snow down in Yuzawa town since yesterday, though much more falling at higher elevations and up at Naeba too.
Kagura news, and it's very good news too... they are saying that almost all of the main Kagura area and the Mitsumata area will be open on Thursday.
That's an impressive start to the season and we're really excited about it. None of that faffing about with shuttle buses and short narrow courses open, oh no, not this year. The Mitsumata Ropeway will be taking folks up and there'll be skiing and boarding on offer right there in Mitsumata.
Taking a look at the forecasts, tomorrow is expected to be a little warmer after this blast of winter we have had over the last few days (with temperatures perhaps even closing in on double digits in town) and so we can expect at least some of the snow around town to melt away. But it looks like there's going to be a return to colder conditions and more snow by the weekend (particularly up at higher levels), though don't be surprised at rain in town.
Still, great stuff with that Kagura news.
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Planned ski resort opening dates
Thursday 23rd November 2017
Kagura (via Mitsumta)
Saturday 9th December 2017
Iwappara
Kagura (via Tashiro)
Naeba
Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 15th December 2017
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Saturday 16th December 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Kandatsu Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Nakazato
Thursday 21st December 2017
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Friday 22nd December 2017
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 23rd December 2017
Ipponsugi
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
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Data as of Tuesday 21st November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (19th and 20th November) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 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.