Yuzawa Now: Monday 23rd December 2024
- Dec 23, 2024
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 26cm
Snowfall at base this seas 151cm
Posted on Monday 23rd December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Another 26cm of fresh snowfall to report as of 9am this morning and moderate snowfall still falling.
Once again, only the Mitsumata Area of Kagura is open this morning, due to the weather conditions (particularly the wind).
That aside, ski areas are generally part to mostly to fully open. We are noticing a few lifts being rested today compared with yesterday and that is probably due to it being Monday.
The three ski areas that make up Yuzawa Snow Link (Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama) are all open but the 'link' right now is limited to a shuttle bus between them. It looks like the lift connections between them (Buggy and Landau Ropeway ropeway are scheduled to be open from Friday 3rd January).
It feels like more snow is needed to really push everywhere into opening up fully and hopefully the snow we get by the end of tomorrow will help towards that.
Wednesday might be clearer but there's more snow lined up on forecasts from Thursday night, Friday and Saturday.
Surely by the time we get to the end of the year, all will be set!
While we haven't really had any signature 'really crazy mad snowfall' just yet, down at town level anyway, this early showing of very respectable snowfall is a nice contrast to some of the early season struggles we have endured in recent years. That is, of course, really great to see.
Hopefully this pattern of regular snowfall and temperatures that remain low will be an ongoing feature of this season.
It seems that some of you who entered the lift ticket giveaway (details below) did not receive the automated email. Sorry about that. Not sure why it is happening, and we really don't have any time to investigate right now. However, please be assured that unless your email got bounced back to you as undeliverable, we have received your entry. (We have received well over 500 so far). Entries OK through Thursday.
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Ski area information for Monday 23rd December 2024
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
170cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Gondola and all four of the Central Area lifts (two quads and two pairs)
The Victoria lift in the Northern Area is also open
Courses scheduled to be open:
All of the Central Area is open
Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan and Super Swan in the Northern Area are also open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Mostly open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
140cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
11 of 14 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
18 courses
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Iwappara
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
70cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
4 lifts (including top area)
Courses scheduled to be open:
6 courses
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Joetsu Kokusai
Part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
120cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
12 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
15 courses
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Kagura
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 205cm
Base: 150cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
3 of 18 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
5 of 30 courses
Operations are affected by weather this morning
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Part open
Official snow depth:
140cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
2 of 5 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
11 of 16 courses
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Maiko Snow Resort
Part open
Official snow depth:
?cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
Maiko Gondola (you need to take the gondola back down to base)
Okusoechi quad and pair lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
8 courses (Okusoechi)
The Maiko Area is scheduled to open on 26th December
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Fully open
Official snow depth:
Top: 210cm
Base: 60cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
4 of 4 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
11 of 11 courses
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Naeba
Part open
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 90cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
9 of 24 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
4 of 12 courses
Please see our Naeba Now reports for daily updates from Naeba
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NASPA Ski Garden
Mostly open
Official snow depth:
130cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
4 of 5 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
6 of 9 courses
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Yuzawa Kogen
Fully open
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Top: 60cm
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Part open
Official snow depth:
50cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
3 of 6 lifts
Courses scheduled to be open:
7 of 10 courses
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Yuzawa Park
Part open
Official snow depth:
60cm
Lifts scheduled to be operating:
2 of 6 lifts
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Monday 23rd December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 151cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (9th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 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.