Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 24th February 2026
- Feb 24
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 883cm
Posted on Tuesday 24th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
A rare first-hand report from the slopes! Yes, I have just come back from a few hours at GALA Yuzawa. First tracks up there were actually really good, especially considering the uncooperative nature of the weather in the last run of days. I was pleasantly surprised. Nice. The snow was softening up as I ended my brief visit.
We started the day with clear blue skies, but it has been getting less blue with very thin cloud and... is hazy the right word? Still very bright and sunny.
The forecasts all say this afternoon will be cloudy with rain looming overnight and early morning. Doesn't look like even Kagura is expecting snow, so let's just hope for little or preferably no precipitation.
Beyond that, sun again on Thursday.
There are signs of snow for forecasts later next week. Let's keep an eye on that and hope we enjoy a good early March.
I just noticed Kagura is saying that the Number 5 pair lift there is going to be closed today. The reason given: staff shortage due to ill health.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 24th February 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 883cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 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.