Yuzawa Now: Sunday 25th January 2026
- Jan 25
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 68cm
Snowfall at base this seas 593cm
Posted on Sunday 25th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Well, after the somewhat disappointed tone of yesterday, it's all change again this morning. This is more like it!
Post report yesterday, we actually had a period of clear blue skies and sunshine - beautiful - but it changed really quickly and by 9:30am it was snowing.
And it has been snowing pretty much since then sometimes heavily.
Total snowfall at our measuring point, after two clearings, has been 68cm [updated after re-check] up to 8:30am this morning. Love it!
Actually, areas to the north have - again - got even more than that. Areas around Tokamachi continue to get pounded with huge amounts of snow. Naeba to the south has received less.
Yuzawa Kogen ski area is reporting 50cm of fresh since yesterday evening and a possible delay to opening as they cope with it. It's one of those mornings when I really wish other ski areas published snowfall numbers.
The Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed this morning due to wind, with only the Mitsumata Area up to the gondola open at that ski area.
It seems that there has been some kind of problem with the Chuo quad lift at Iwappara since yesterday.
Ski areas dealing with a lot of snow this morning, but it's great to see the snow walls getting bigger and more 'normal'.
The snow is expected to continue into early tomorrow morning and forecasts look good for some regular snow over the coming week with a few periods of clearer skies (particularly Tuesday?).
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 25th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 593cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 437cm reported on 17 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.