Yuzawa Now: Friday 22nd January 2016
- Jan 22, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 171cm
Posted on Friday 22nd January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa where has been more snow since the last report... 8cm outside my place here in town.
Snow was falling on and off for most of the day yesterday and overnight and I suppose because of that we were hoping for more cm than what we got, but it's all good.
The snow of the last few days has certainly been appreciated by the resorts - and of course people visiting them - and happily there is more on the way soon.
Light to moderate snow expected through the day today with maybe a break in snowfall during the day tomorrow, to be followed by heavy snow which is forecast for Saturday night and through Sunday (some forecasts seem to say that will happen on a slightly later schedule than that).
Maiko Snow Resort are this morning reporting 10cm of fresh snow on their slopes, as are Kagura. So I would expect about that around the resorts this morning.
With snow still falling now, visibility is limited outside and on the slopes but the fresh snow to play in will probably make up for that.
Take care where you're going.
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Resort official snow depths (Friday 22nd January 2016) and any specific news:
All resorts in the area are now generally open for the season though please note that courses are not yet open. The fresh snowfall of the last few days has been a big help, though we could do with more to give us decent base numbers. Some numbers have not been updated today at the time of writing the report.
Resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
150cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
100cm
Iwappara
100cm
Joetsu Kokusai
110cm
Kagura
110cm (Mitsumata)
140cm (Tashiro)
170cm (Kagura)
Kandatsu Kogen
90-110cm
Maiko Snow Resort
125cm (upper)
55cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
90cm
Naeba
100cm
NASPA Ski Garden
85cm
Yuzawa Kogen
100cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
75cm
Yuzawa Park
70cm
Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Friday 22nd January 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 171cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (28th December) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 79cm reported on 13 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.