Yuzawa Now: Friday 22nd April 2016
- Apr 22, 2016
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 424cm
Posted on Friday 22nd April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Sadly it did start to rain in the afternoon yesterday and while it was on and off at times, heavy rain was falling later on last night. It's still wet though should be drying up this morning and it should be clearer skies by the end of the day.
Tomorrow should be dry and there's a chance that the sun will be making an appearance (sun/cloud on the forecast) and once again temperatures should be rising to around 20 degrees during the day.
It was in the local newspaper the a few days ago how visitor numbers to ski resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma have generally decreased this season - not really surprising given the shorter season and lack of the consistent snow that we usually have. The same report though did note that the number of foreigners visiting increased by 50% which is impressive. No doubt that number will continue to increase in the coming years.
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Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Friday 22nd April 2016):
GALA Yuzawa
GALA Yuzawa resort plans to be open until Sunday 8th May.
The Melody course remains open - with artificial 'snow mats'. The sledging area is also still open.
Note that skiing and snowboarding on natural snow is now no longer possible at GALA.
Special lower prices are now available (adults 2600 yen, children 1300 yen).
Kagura
The Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until 8th May.
The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May.
The Mitsumata area is now used as a 'connecting course' to get to and from the main Kagura area with some snow remaining, under which is the artificial 'snow brush'.
Most of the main Kagura courses remain open with natural snow.
Note that the top Kagura Number 5 pair lift will be open through Sunday 25th April.
Official snow depth:
Kagura area: 160cm
Tashiro area: 130cm
Mitsumata area: -cm
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Resorts that are not listed above are now closed for the season.
Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 22nd April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 0cm |
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.