Yuzawa Now: Saturday 26th December 2020
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 34cm
Snowfall at base this seas 418cm
Posted on Saturday 26th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Snow was falling for a lot of yesterday - heavily at times - but there was more snow overnight.
This morning Ishiuchi Maruyama are reporting 30cm and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 40cm. The observed snowfall number this morning (since last report) is 34cm.
As expected, it looks like many ski areas are now either mostly or fully open. Please see the details below where we've tried to add as much as we can.
It is still snowing this morning but some nearby regions are getting some clearer skies and sunshine so perhaps we will get some of that later. It does actually appear to be starting to clear and it is quite bright in places.
Tomorrow through Tuesday the forecast is for a mix of cloud and sun but from Wednesday the snow should be back - and it might be heavy snow again. Snow is likely through into the New Year.
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At the end of December 2019, this report had observed a total snowfall for the season of just 39cm.
So far, this year has delivered 418cm.
I wonder if we can 'beat' December 2014, when 559cm was recorded during that month?
I spent a large part of the day trying to save a few trees. Even though they had been prepared for winter with various supports, the supports weren't enough under the weight of the snow from last week. Hopefully they will survive.
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GALA Yuzawa
Operating lifts:
- Diligence Gondola
- Barouche quad lift
- Sociable quad lift
- Coach pair lift
- Phaeton pair lift
- Victoria quad lift
- Chariot pair lift
Courses open:
- Central Area (all open)
- Northern Area (all open except Roman Holiday and Snow Park)
- Downhill course (Falcon)
Official snow depth:
- 240cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lift & course info:
- Mostly open
Official snow depth:
- Central area: 280cm
Iwappara
Operating lifts:
- Number 1 pair parallel
- Number 2 pair
- Number 3 pair
- Central quad
- Summit quad
Official snow depth:
- 250cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Lift & course info:
- Mostly open now
Official snow depth:
- 210cm
Kagura
Lifts & course info:
- Kagura is now mostly open
- Tashiro-Kagura connection open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 280cm
- Base: 210cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
- Kandatsu is now mostly open
- All lifts operating
- All courses apart from Milky Way and Super Antares are available
Official snow depth:
- 230cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
- Maiko is now mostly open
- 10 lifts operating and 24 courses open
Official snow depth:
- 280cm (top)
- 180cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Lift & course info:
- 9/14 courses open
- 3/4 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
- 270cm (top)
- 260cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
Lift & course info:
- All lifts are operating and all main courses open
Official snow depth:
- 255cm
Naeba
Lift & course info:
- 12 of 22 courses open
- 6 of 12 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
- 110cm (top)
- 90cm (base)
Yuzawa Kogen
Lift & course info:
- Kogen and base areas now open
Yuzawa Nakazato
Operating lifts:
- Number 1 high speed lift
- Number 2 romance lift
- Number 3 romance lift
- Number 5 romance lift
Official snow depth:
- 250cm
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 26th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 418cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 418cm 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.