Yuzawa Now: Monday 22nd March 2021
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1109cm
Posted on Monday 22nd March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
The rain only started in the afternoon yesterday but it did rain quite heavily in the evening. It was windy during the day and temperatures rose to over 17C in town (according to Japan Meteorological Agency). Due to all that lot, snow levels have predictably decreased by a fair bit. An unscientific measure of the snow in my garden shows 30-40cm, perhaps more, disappeared over the weekend.
OK so on to more positive sounding news!
Snow cover is still good and as you can see on the Ishiuchi Maruyama webcam, the fields in the Minamiuonuma valley are still all white.
This morning feels a bit damp still but it's not raining. Those strong winds are gone and while it is mostly cloudy, there is also some blue sky and it is quite bright. The forecasts mostly just tell us to expect a cloudy day and much cooler temperatures than yesterday.
(Kagura does seem to be reporting winds higher up and the Number 1 quad and top Number 5 lifts might be affected).
There's a few operation changes from today as we approach the end of March - some lifts and courses now getting closed. We have tried to add as much available information as possible in the list below and will continue to check info each morning.
In terms of more significant changes, over at GALA Yuzawa the Southern Area is now closed but the Central and Northern Areas remain open (until 5th May). Ishiuchi Maruyama is open via the Main (Chuo) Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift.
The Muikamachi Hakkaisan ski area is now closed for the season.
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Individual ski area information: Monday 22nd March 2021
Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order.
All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change.
Specific news for today in blue.
GALA Yuzawa
Open as planned this morning
All courses in the Central and Northern Areas are available apart from Roman Holiday
The Southern Area and the Landau Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen are now closed for the season
GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May
Official snow depth:
250cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Access via the Main Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift; open up to summit
Some lifts and areas are now closed for the season.
Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April
Official snow depth:
Mid: 170cm
Iwappara
The central area Number 2 lift is open today
Most courses are due to be open for the upcoming final weekend
Iwappara plans to be open until Sunday 28th March
Official snow depth:
125cm
Joetsu Kokusai
3 lifts and 9 courses are open today
The Nagamine and Panorama Areas plan to be open for the final weekend
Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 28th March
Official snow depth:
170cm
Kagura
The Number 1 high speed lift and Number 5 lift on hold at the start of the day
Otherwise Kagura remains mostly open
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May
The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 250cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed on weekdays
All lifts and courses are open on weekends
Remaining night skiing on 26th, 27th March and 2nd, 3rd April
Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April
Official snow depth:
180cm
Maiko Snow Resort
23 courses are open today
Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April
Official snow depth:
Top: 210cm
Base: 50cm
NASPA Ski Garden
The Number 2 and 3 lifts are closed on weekdays
NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 28th March
Official snow depth:
165cm
Naeba
6 lifts and 14 courses are open today
Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April (extended from original planned closing date)
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Base: 120cm
Yuzawa Kogen
The base and top Kogen areas are both open today
The Landau Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season
Yuzawa Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 28th March
Official snow depth:
Top: 220cm
Base: 120cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
The Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts are operating today
Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April (extended from original planned closing date)
Official snow depth:
125cm
Yuzawa Park
The Number 1 and 8 lifts are open today
Normally closed on weekdays (except 22nd, 23rd, 26th March)
Yuzawa Park plans to be open until Sunday 28th March
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Closed for the season:
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
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Data as of Monday 22nd March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day |
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.