Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 25th March 2015
- Mar 25, 2015
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 1302cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
We are being treated to a good old late season blast of winter at the moment.
Snow fell for the day yesterday and there has been another 5+cm since last night. I think that it is safe to say that we can add at least another 20cm to add to what I posted yesterday morning, and there is certainly going to be more than that up on the mountains. Yesterday at the end of the day, for example, Kagura reported +30cm during the day, and this morning Maiko Snow Resort are saying that there is a fresh layer of 30cm. Kagura is also reporting this morning another 30cm of fresh (I hope it's not the same lot they reported yesterday evening!)
Whatever, these are very fine numbers indeed and the people lucky enough to be here today and tomorrow should be in for something of an unexpected treat.
It has been snowing lightly this morning still, but the last of the snowfall (this time anyway) should be falling this morning, with clearing up conditions expected. There's even a slight hint of sun shining through the clouds in places just now.
This snowfall might well be the last fresh hurrah of the season - if you can, do try to get to enjoy it.
Tomorrow onwards it's going to start warming up again and a lot of sun is forecast daily into next week.
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Official snow depths:
GALA Yuzawa:
410cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
335cm
Iwappara:
195cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
260cm
Kagura:
370cm
Kandatsu Kogen:
310cm
Maiko Snow Resort:
370cm (upper)
230cm (lower)
Naeba:
270cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
265cm
Yuzawa Kogen:
280cm (Kogen)
230cm (Nunoba)
Yuzawa Nakazato:
185cm
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Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region
Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions.
Open until Saturday March 28th:
- Hakkaisanroku
Open until Sunday March 29th:
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka (open on March 27th, 28th, 29th)
- Itsukamachi
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Muikamachi Ski Resort
Open until Monday March 30th:
- Mt Granview
Open until Tuesday March 31st:
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Nunoba
- Ludens Yuzawa
Open until Wednesday April 1st:
- Yuzawa Park
Open until Sunday April 5th:
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Wood
Open until Sunday April 12th:
- Maiko Snow Resort (*daily until April 5th, then open on April 11th and 12th)
Open until Sunday April 19th:
- NASPA Ski Garden (*weekends only from April 5th, closed weekdays)
Open until Wednesday May 6th:
- Naeba (*weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th], closed weekdays)
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
Open until Sunday May 31st:
- Kagura (Mitsumata)
Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm 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.