Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 25th December 2024
- Dec 25, 2024
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this seas 219cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Hello from Yuzawa and Merry Christmas!
We started this Christmas morning with a lot of cloud around but the cloud gradually started to break and clear from mid-morning. We have been treated to some lovely blue skies and bright sunny weather and there is now quite a lot of with thin cloud developing. Still bright and sunny.
So it has been a very fine morning to be out on the mountains. It's quite mild too. That is very pleasant, of course, but it would be great if it always kept cold even when the sun was out.
Tomorrow will also be on the mild side, but it should be getting colder by night time and we should be getting our next delivery of fresh snow into Friday. (Some forecasts warn of some rain before the snow, particularly in town, so we should be prepared for the chance of that).
By the way, yesterday and overnight we measured a total of 14cm snowfall to add to this report. Most of that came during the daytime yesterday.
Hakkai Sanroku ski area in Mimaniuonuma is open from this morning, so now the only ski area in the region left to open (that intends to open) is Chateau Shiozawa. That should be open from tomorrow.
Lasuto chansu if you wish to win a lift ticket - details below if you are interested!
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Ski area information for Wednesday 25th December 2024
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 information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
210cm
The Central Area is now fully open
The Northern Area is now partly open
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama should be available from 3rd January
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen should be available from 3rd January
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
190cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) should be available from 3rd January
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and holidays from 28th December (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
110cm
The central area of the ski area is currently open
The summit area is not available today
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):
160cm
The East (in front of the base hotel), North (Panorama Zone) and West (Forest Zone) areas are open
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 243cm
Base: 200cm
11 lifts and 25 courses are available
All three areas of Kagura (Kagura, Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
185cm
3 lifts and 10 courses are available
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 210cm
Base: 70cm
The upper Okusoechi area is open, via the gondola
2 courses back down to base in the lower Nagamine area are also available
The Maiko Area should be open from 26th December
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area over New Year (28th Dec - 3rd Jan) and weekends from 4th January
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 100cm
All areas are open
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Base: 130cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
195cm
5 lifts and 8 courses are available
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Top: 120cm
All areas are now open
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) should be available from 3rd January
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
140cm
3 lifts and 7 courses are available
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
120cm
3 lifts are operating
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Other ski areas in the region:
Muica Snow Resort
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
Opening on Wednesday 25th December 2024:
Hakkai Sanroku
Opening on Thursday 26th December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 219cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (24th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 16 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.