Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 24th February 2021
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 29cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1083cm
Posted on Wednesday 24th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
We have fresh snow to report.
First of all, here's what ski areas are reporting this morning:
Kagura: 40cm
Iwappara: 15cm overnight, 40cm total since yesterday
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 30cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 30cm
We have measured 29cm since 9am yesterday morning.
So there's a very decent layer of new snow out there to freshen things up.
A north westerly wind is affecting operations at Kagura and Naeba. At the former, the Tashiro Area the top Number 5 lift will be closed again today. The Kagura Number 1 lift might or might not get moving, depending on conditions. So Kagura is open with access via Mitsumata Ropeway. The top areas of Naeba are also not opening at the start of the day but they might if conditions improve.
Other ski areas appear to be opening as planned.
There might be some more cm coming in today - currently light-moderate snow as of 8am.
Sunny skies are due tomorrow but unlike the weekend, it probably won't be warming up too much. Then we might get some more snow again on Friday, though it will probably only be a modest amount. All is welcome!
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GALA Yuzawa
All courses open
Official snow depth:
330cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 300cm
Iwappara
Number pair 2 lift is open today
Official snow depth:
260cm
Joetsu Kokusai
4 lifts and 8 courses in the Nagamine and Panorama areas
Official snow depth:
280cm
Kagura
Tashiro and top Number 5 lift closed today due to wind
Official snow depth:
Top: 340cm
Base: 290cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Normal weekday operations (D lift and two courses closed
Official snow depth:
255cm
Maiko Snow Resort
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Top: 330cm
Base: 210cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Muikamachi Hakkaisan will re-open on Saturday 27th February
NASPA Ski Garden
All courses apart from Course C open
Official snow depth:
230cm
Naeba
Gondola and top areas closed due to wind - may change depending on conditions
Official snow depth:
Top: 180cm
Base: 150cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Base and Kogen areas both plan to open - may change due to conditions
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 220cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
225cm
Yuzawa Park
Normally closed on weekdays at the moment
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Various announced changes to operations at ski areas:
Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas.
Updated: Wednesday 24th February
GALA Yuzawa:
All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being.
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being.
Iwappara:
On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends.
Base to summit areas are open on weekends.
Joetsu Kokusai:
On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open.
The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being.
Muikamachi Hakkaisan:
Re-opening on Saturday 27th February!
NASPA Ski Garden:
All lifts and courses are open on weekends.
The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays, when all courses but C will be open.
This change is planned until 7th March.
Yuzawa Park:
Closed on the following dates:
Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February
Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Wednesday 24th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1083cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 275cm 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.