Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 25th December 2018
- Dec 25, 2018
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 91cm
Posted on Tuesday 25th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa and Happy Christmas!
It is of course Christmas morning and the sun is out. Early on, the mountains are looking beautiful and there is a ice-frosted look to the trees outside my place.
We had a bit of snow falling yesterday and while it didn't amount to much down at town level, there has been some fresh on the mountains... more to be found the higher up you go. The only reports of fresh snow that I can find early on this morning is 5cm reported by Ishiuchi Maruyama.
We are set for a fine day today, perhaps clouding over later on and with a high of around +4C. Feels a bit windy.
On to that forecast - and it is still looking very snowy indeed with snow lined up daily from late tomorrow into New Year. We could be in for some major snowfall which is exactly what we want.
Really looking forward to that. Big numbers please. Don't let us down, Nature! (We love you!) :)
Have a great day everyone.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 90cm (official snow depth)
* The Central and Northern Areas of GALA Yuzawa are open
* The Gondola, Coach pair, Barouche quad, Sociable quad, Phaeton pair, Victoria quad and Tilbury triple lifts are operating
* The Melody, Entertainment, Gigi and Grenoble courses in the Central Area are open; the ‘Snow Enjoyment Park’ is also open
* The Broadway, Roman Holiday and part of Swan courses in the Northern Area are open
Iwappara
- 30cm (official snow depth)
* 5 lifts and 13 courses in the central to upper area are open
Kagura
- Kagura area: 130cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata area: 90cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro area: 110cm (official snow depth)
* All areas and almost all lifts and courses across Kagura are now open
* Downhill course back to Mitsumata Ropeway not open yet
* The top Kagura Number 5 romance lift should be open from 1st January 2019
Kandatsu Kogen
- 75cm (official snow depth)
* The Tozawa base pair, Onaka and Ikenodaira lifts are operating
Naeba
- 40cm (base)
* Please see our Naeba Now report for daily updates from Naeba
NASPA Ski Garden
- 35cm (official snow depth)
* All lifts are operating
* All main courses apart from D are open
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 50cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 10cm (official snow depth)
* Yuzawa Kogen is part open
* The Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway, Cosmos lift and Summit Panorama lift are operating
* Lower Nunoba Snow Land is part open but the Nunoba lift is not moving due to snow conditions
Yuzawa Park
- 20cm (official snow depth)
* Yuzawa Park is part open
* The Number 7 lift is operating with the Beginners course open
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 40cm
* Yuzawa Nakazato is part open
* The Number 1 high speed lift, Number 2, Number 3 and Number 4 pair lifts are operating
* The Joyful course, Number 3 Romance course, Panorama course and Family course are open
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 60cm (official snow depth)
* Ishiuchi Maruyama is part open
* Sunrise Express, Tyrol triple, Chuo summit, Kanko Number 3 Express, Kanko Number 4 pair lifts are operating
Joetsu Kokusai
- 40cm
* Joetsu Kokusai is part open
* 10 lifts are operating
* 8 course are open (Front of hotel, Panorama and Atema areas)
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 70cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 15cm (official snow depth)
* Maiko Snow Resort is part open
* The Gondola, Okusoeji quad and pair lifts are operating (need to get Gondola back down to base)
* The Maiko Center quad lift is also open in the Maiko area
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 80cm (official snow depth)
* Muikamachi Hakkaisan is mostly open
* All lifts operating
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Also currently part open:
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Ipponsugi
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Opening as soon as there is enough snow
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Itsukamachi
Planning to open on Friday 28th December 2018
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Planning to open on Saturday 29th November 2018
- Mt Granview
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Tuesday 25th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 91cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (15th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 89cm reported on 9 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.