Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 461cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Another 11cm of fresh snowfall to add to the report this morning. Kagura are reporting 10cm and Maiko are reporting 15cm. So, not a huge amount by our standards, but yesterday and this morning was not scheduled to be the peak of the oncoming storm for our region.
Tokyo and the Kanto region took the headlines yesterday with 'heavy snow' - for them, anyway - falling and causing all sorts of problems. Taihen desu ne.
This morning, and perhaps rather unexpectedly, it's sunny and fine here in Yuzawa. Blue skies. Huh!? First tracks should be a nice this morning with that layer of fresh.
But of course we want that heavy snow that we have been promised. It doesn't look like we should be worried though - it is due soon and the 'main event' should be starting from later on today with that forecast heavy snow still due over the next few days. Fingers crossed the forecasts have it right this time.
Bring it on!
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 220cm
Iwappara
- 140cm
Kagura
- Kagura area: 310cm
- Mitsumata area: 210cm
- Tashiro area: 260cm
Kandatsu Kogen
- 180cm
Naeba
- 220cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
- 150cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 170cm
- Base: 120cm
Yuzawa Park
- 120cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 120cm
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 170cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 170cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 175cm
- Base: 85cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Closed on Wednesdays until 14th March
- 250cm
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 461cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th and 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 170cm reported on 11 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.