Yuzawa Now: Monday 24th February 2020
- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 346cm
Posted on Monday 24th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
We're really not catching many breaks with the weather this season, are we.
So yesterday it was kind-of snowing in Yuzawa and kind-of raining just to the north in Minamiuonuma. It certainly wasn't the day of nice snow that we thought we might have had... well, not in town anyway. Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 5cm of fresh snowfall and Kagura are reporting 5-10cm, so it sounds like upper mountain areas got a layer of fresh. (I am recording 1cm this morning from the dusting+ we got down in town).
Things look brighter - and are calmer - this morning. The sun is out and there is lots of blue sky over Yuzawa, lots more cloud to the north.
There is some more fresh snow on the forecast for this week. Let's hope it comes.
---
GALA Yuzawa
- All lifts are operating
- All courses apart from the downhill course (Falcon) are open
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- All areas are open
- Official snow depth: 130cm (upper); 80cm (mid)
Iwappara
- All lifts (apart from Number 1 pair) and most of mid to upper area open
- Official snow depth: 95cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- All areas are now open; some courses unavailable
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are open
- The downhill course will not be open this season (due to autumn typhoon damage)
- The Dragondola connecting the Tashiro Area with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 250cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- All lifts are operating; most courses open
- Official snow depth: 115cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- All the main areas are now open; some course restrictions
- Official snow depth: 130cm (upper); 20cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 12 of 14 courses open; all lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Naeba
- 19 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 90cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All lifts operating
- D course is closed today; others remain open
- Official snow depth: 80cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- The top area via Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway is fully open
- The base areas are also open
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is closed (GALA closed today)
- Official snow depth: 120cm (Kogen); 30cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Park
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 65cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Monday 24th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 346cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 219cm reported on 12 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.