Yuzawa Now: Friday 24th January 2025
- Jan 24, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 574cm
Posted on Friday 24th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
No fresh snow for a while now...
Whisper voice: Heard some rain falling late last night and early morning.
Normal voice: Right now, it's a largely cloudy morning, but the sun is breaking through in places.
I can't find any news of snowfall at higher elevations from any official sources, though the GALA webcam shows what looks like a dusting on the roof of the main quad. Maybe a cm or two?
Today we might get to see some snow on the mountains (don't expect much) with the chance of sleet/rain in town later. So that sun breaking through might not last long.
Tomorrow seems like the better chance for some 'proper' snow. Let's have it!
Always find it amusing (or some other words) how some ski areas describe the snow conditions on their slopes using exactly the same descriptive wording today as they did on days when we got 40+cm of fresh snow.
Hmmm... no.
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Ski area information for Friday 24th January 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order.
All ski areas that plan to be open this season are now open.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
290cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama (Buggy lift) and Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen (Landau Ropeway) are open
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
230cm
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) is open
Night skiing is planned daily until 1st March, and then on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in March (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
170cm
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
240cm
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 360cm
Base: 320cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
230cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 260cm
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area at weekends
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 380cm
Base: 170cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 270cm
Base: 210cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
200cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Top: 180cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) is now open
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
215cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
160cm
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 24th January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 574cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 222cm reported on 15 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.