Yuzawa Now: Thursday 26th January 2023
- Jan 26, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this seas 446cm
Posted on Thursday 26th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
In the last hour or so, there has been some blue sky appearing and the sun is breaking through the clouds to the north as well. It might not last long with more snow due, particularly from this afternoon.
We did get some more snow yesterday. There was 5cm on our measuring spot by 6pm, and a further 5cm there this morning.
It is still keeping very cold and snow conditions should be really good everywhere at the moment.
Also good news is that while it is still a bit windy, there is less than yesterday and all ski areas appear to be opening as planned this morning.
Forecasts show more snow on the way over the coming days. Tomorrow night into Saturday is looking like it might be the heaviest.
(By the way, it was too late for the report yesterday, but Tashiro were apparently dealing with 80cm of fresh snowfall yesterday).
Mid-morning update:
Blue skies and sunshine!
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Ski area information for Thursday 26th 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: 250cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 200cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 170cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Top summit lift closed due to avalanche-related risks: might re-open soon
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 210cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 15cm
Official snow depth: 320cm (top), 230cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 195cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 20cm
Official snow depth: 200cm (top), 120cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 270cm (top), 140cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 190cm (top), 110cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 175cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 200cm (top); 110cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 185cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 170cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Thursday 26th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 446cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 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 323cm reported on 15 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.