Yuzawa Now: Saturday 24th December 2016
- Dec 24, 2016
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 108cm
Posted on Saturday 24th December 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It is good to see snow falling as I write this report.
Last night it was still raining here in town though during the day at higher elevations it had been snowing - hearing some positive reports from Kagura. They are this morning reporting up to 20cm of fresh snow since yesterday and Maiko Snow Resort closer to town are reporting 10cm on the upper area that is open. Lower down in town it is just a small amount but like I said it is snowing now so we are hoping for some cm today. It isn't mid-winter full on snowing though so not too sure how hopeful we can be.
Tomorrow clearer skies are forecast and perhaps a fine and sunny day. Thankfully, even if it is fairly mild it shouldn't be like it was in the past week. Keep an eye on the forecast link above for the latest.
Ishiuchi Maruyama and Yuzawa Park remain closed today as we await more snowfall.
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Resort-specific info as of Saturday 24th December 2016
GALA Yuzawa
GALA Yuzawa is part open.
9 courses in the Central and North areas open in total.
Official snow depth: 80cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Closed today due to the snow conditions.
Official snow depth: 50cm
Iwappara
Iwappara is part open. 4 lifts and 11 courses are open.
Opening of nighta has been delayed until there is more snow.
Official snow depth: 30cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Part of the Panorama area of Joetsu Kokusai is open with 6 lifts operating and 3 courses open.
Official snow depth: 40cm
Kagura
All areas of Kagura are generally open. The top Kagura Number 5 pair lift and course will open from 1st January 2017.
The Dragondola was planning to be open from today, but they have delayed opening due to the lack of snow.
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 150cm
Mitsumata - 110cm
Tashiro - 130cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Kandatsu Kogen is part open with three lifts operating.
Official snow depth: 60cm
Naeba
The Prince Number 2 Gondola, Takenokodaira pair, Number 3 and 5 high speed lifts, Number 4 romance pair lifts are operating.
Official snow depth: 50cm
Maiko Snow Resort
The Gondola and Okusoeji quad and pair lifts are operating. 6 courses open in total.
The Maiko side of the resort is currently closed.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 60cm
Base - cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
The Ropeway and Number 3 romance pair lifts are operating.
Official snow depth: 50cm
NASPA Ski Garden
NASPA Ski Garden is open with 2 courses and lifts 3, 4 and 5 operating.
Official snow depth: 35cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen is part open. The lower Nunoba area is closed.
The Ropeway, Cosmos pair lift, Summit pair lift are operating.
Official snow depth:
Top - 80cm
Base - 10cm
Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Park is closed due to the snow situation.
Official snow depth: -cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Yuzawa Nakazato is part open.
The Number 2 pair lift is operating.
Official snow depth: 30cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Saturday 24th December 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 108cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (11th December) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 106cm reported on 10 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.