Yuzawa Now: Saturday 25th March 2017
- Mar 25, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 947cm
Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The snow is just about easing off now after a day and night of on-off snowfall.
It's difficult to put a number on what has fallen since yesterday because there were times when it was falling and building up a few cm, then it disappeared, then it started again. With 2cm on the ground this morning I would say that 6cm is probably a fair representation of what has fallen since my last report.
Here is what the resorts are reporting this morning:
Kagura: 10cm
Maiko: 5-10cm
So there's another layer out there to play in this weekend.
There's a lot of cloud around still now but the forecast is for clearer skies and sunshine and so perhaps it will be quickly changing from now.
It should be a good weekend, especially higher up and definitely very good for the date - amazing that some of the official snow depths are still going up!
Oh yes - some are stuck on what they have been for a long time regardless of fresh snow or melt, and some go down... hey, take it out with the resorts, ok? ;)
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Official snow depth information as of Saturday 25th March 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open
Official snow depth: 370cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 160cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 220cm
Kagura
Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 315cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth: Upper - 310cm; Base - 120cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 280cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 240cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 215cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 170cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 135cm
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Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing)
** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions
Kandatsu Kogen
'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April
Naeba
Daily until 26th March 2017
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Planned season closing dates
** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available.
Sunday 26th March:
- Muikamachi Hakkai-san
Sunday 2nd April:
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Park
Sunday 9th April:
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort
- NASPA Ski Garden
Sunday 7th May:
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April)
Sunday 28th May:
- Kagura area (via Mitsumata)
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 947cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 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 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 64cm reported on 11 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.