Yuzawa Now: Sunday 24th December 2023
- Dec 24, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this seas 150cm
Posted on Sunday 24th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday was interesting one. Yuzawa enjoyed quite a lot of blue sky and sunshine while it was still snowing in the valley to the north. We did get a bit more snow during the night, though. Kagura is reporting 10cm of snow since yesterday.
We are starting this morning with more blue sky and sunshine, and less wind than yesterday. So it should be a very fine morning.
NASPA Ski Garden opens from this morning, as does Ipponsugi Snow Park; the two 'skiers-only' (ie. snowboarding not allowed) areas close to the central town area of Yuzawa.
More runs and lifts seem to be opening this morning, though generally we still need more snow for things to get into top gear. We might get some tomorrow night and into Wednesday too (though massive amounts are not expected).
Muikamachi Hakkaisan, to the north of Yuzawa, seems to be the ski area with the most snow. It is reporting 190cm at the top, all lifts are operating and all runs are available.
If I remember correctly, last year also saw more snow north of Yuzawa in the early season.
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts open:
Diligence Gondola
All Central Area lifts
Victoria lift in the Northern Area
Courses available:
All Central Area courses
Broadway, Super Broadway and Swan in the Northern Area
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Operations:
10 lifts and 21 courses
All three base areas and most runs now open
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Iwappara
Operations:
3 lifts and 6 courses
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Operations:
12 lifts and 15 courses open
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Kagura
Lifts open:
11 of 21 lifts operating
Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway are now open (and you can get the Kagura area from both)
Courses available:
19 of 30 runs open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 40cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Operations:
3 lifts and 8 courses
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts and 7 courses (including the quad in the Maiko Area)
You need to ride the gondola back down to base from the Okusoechi Area
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 40cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Operations:
All lifts and runs are open
Official snow depth:
Top: 190cm
Base: 90cm
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Naeba
Lifts open:
Prince Number 2 Gondola
Takenokodaira pair lift
Number 4 high speed
Number 5 high speed
Number 4 romance pair lift
Courses available:
5 courses open
Official snow depth:
Top: 50cm
Base: 30cm
Notes:
You can now ski back down from top to base
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NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts open:
3 lifts (1,3 and 4) and 7 courses
Official snow depth:
85cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Operations:
4 lifts and 6 courses
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: 30cm
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Operations:
3 lifts and 6 courses
Official snow depth:
60cm
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Yuzawa Park
Operations:
2 lifts and 3 courses
Official snow depth:
50cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Sunday 24th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 150cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 136cm reported on 8 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.