Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 24th January 2024
- Jan 24, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 37cm
Snowfall at base this seas 374cm
Posted on Wednesday 24th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good news! after a bit of a long dry spell.
Snow was falling yesterday, more or less at different times and it didn't really amount to that much in terms of new cm.
But it has got colder and the snow settled in overnight, so there's a decent amount to report since yesterday morning:
Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 20cm of fresh snow. That seems on the low side. (We can't currently find any number from any other ski area).
At our measuring point in central Yuzawa, we have measured 37cm.
The Japan Meteorological Agency measurement in Yuzawa is 34cm.
As our measuring point just to the north of Ishiuchi (north of Yuzawa), we have measured 27cm of fresh snowfall as of 8am.
It is quite windy this morning, but most ski areas appear to be opening. There may be some lift delays.
At Kagura ski area, the connecting course between Kagura and Tashiro is closed, as is the top Number 5 lift.
More snow is forecast today and tomorrow and possibly into Friday.
Exciting.
Yesterday, the Joetsu Shinkansen (bullet train) line between Tokyo to Yuzawa (along with some other routes) was affected by a rare electrical problem, which no doubt affected quite a few people. The service seems to be back up and running again this morning.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 130cm (not updated yet)
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama is available
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen is available
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 110cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 95cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 150cm (top)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Kagura
Official snow depth: 160cm (top), 110cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 105cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 20cm
Official snow depth: 150cm (top), 50cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 210cm (top), 100cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 120cm (top), 70cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
See our Naeba Now report
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 100cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 110cm (top), 50cm (base)
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 100cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 80cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 24th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 374cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 223cm 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.