Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 25th January 2023
- Jan 25, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 46cm
Snowfall at base this seas 436cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yes... we have fresh snow!
It was snowing very heavily at times yesterday, particularly in the afternoon and evening, and very windy too at times. That has left us with 46cm of snow at our Yuzawa measuring point, and 31cm measured just to the north of Ishiuchi.
(Very happy to see that fresh snow, of course, though still worth noting that it is not as much as the 'up to 70cm by 9am' that Niigata forecasted yesterday afternoon).
It is still snowing, with more due through the day today. Very cold for us with a current temperature of -7C. Forecasts show us getting quite a bit more snow over the next run of days including the coming weekend.
The only ski area reporting snowfall numbers this morning, as far as we can tell, is Maiko. They are reporting 40cm.
A few ski areas are closed today due to the weather conditions (mostly citing wind). GALA Yuzawa and Kagura are not opening. The top area of Naeba is closed and ropeway and top area of Yuzawa Kogen are also closed. Other lifts at other ski areas may be delayed or closed, depending on how the weather turns out.
Take extra care out there if you decided to brave the conditions.
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Ski area information for Wednesday 25th January 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 210cm
Closed today due to weather conditions
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 180cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 175cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Top summit lift closed due to avalanche-related risks
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 170cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): ?cm
Official snow depth: 320cm (top), 230cm (base)
Closed today due to weather conditions
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 195cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 40cm
Official snow depth: 230cm (top), 120cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 240cm (top), 130cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 100cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Top area closed today due to weather conditions
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 145cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 200cm (top); 110cm (base)
Ropeway and top area closed today due to weather conditions
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 185cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 150cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 436cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 313cm reported on 14 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.