Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 25th January 2017
- Jan 25, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 65cm
Snowfall at base this season 571cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from a very snowy Yuzawa.
Let's quickly look at how much snowfall we have observed at our measuring place. Since my report yesterday morning there was 21cm of fresh snowfall by 6pm last night, and this morning there is an additional 44cm. So I make that an impressive 65cm of snow to add to my ongoing total - and it is still snowing now.
Kagura are reporting 20-40cm but that might just be overnight rather than since yesterday. And Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 30-40cm of snowfall since last night.
All sounds excellent to me.
It was really cold out yesterday and it will be cold today as well (if not quite as cold as yesterday). Today should be another day of snow so we're going to get some more cm before it eases off later tonight.
Clear skies and sunshine are forecast for tomorrow. If that's the case, it should be one of the days of the season so far.
If you can possibly get a day off work - highly recommended!
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At the start of the day, Kagura is open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 lift; and from the Tashiro Ropeway to the Tashiro Number 6 Romance lift. Strong winds preventing other lifts from opening but that may change with weather conditions.
Other resorts appear to be opening as planned. Wrap up well though!
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Official snow depth information as of Wednesday 25th January 2017
GALA Yuzawa
The South Area is closed at the moment due to the recent heavy snowfall. The main Central and North Areas remain open as normal.
Official snow depth: 310cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 270cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 225cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 270cm
Kagura
Strong winds affecting some lifts at the start of the day.
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 330cm
Mitsumata - 200cm
Tashiro - 280cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 290cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 310cm
Base - 190cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 300cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 230cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 300cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 290cm
Base - 200cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 230cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 200cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 571cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 425cm reported on 18 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.