Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
- Feb 22, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this seas 748cm
Posted on Wednesday 22nd February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There has been more snow since yesterday. Kagura ski area is reporting another impressive 50cm and the lower Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 10cm. We have measured 15cm more since the last report. So it seems like there is another decent layer out there and once again quite a bit more the higher you go.
It is a cloudy start to the morning, with a chance of some clearer skies and sun later; and clearer skies are likely tomorrow - at least at times and possibly all day (forecasts differ).
The Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is back open this morning.
The Tashiro Area of Kagura is also open again this morning, though the Tashiro-Kagura connecting course (and the top Number 5 lift at Kagura) are closed.
Long night skiing at Kandatsu tonight (until 2am tomorrow morning).
Tomorrow is a national holiday in Japan, so expect it to be busier than a 'normal' weekday.
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Ski area information for Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 310cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 220cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 200cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 240cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 50cm
Official snow depth: 350cm (top), 250cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 265cm
Night skiing until 2:00am (Thursday morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 10cm
Official snow depth: 270cm (top), 160cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 270cm (top), 150cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 220cm (top), 140cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 225cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 240cm (top); 130cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 215cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 748cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 437cm reported on 20 days February 2023 snowfall 188cm reported on 12 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.