Yuzawa Now: Sunday 26th November 2023
- Nov 26, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this seas 14cm
Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning everyone.
It is the first day of the official ski season in the region, with Kagura opening up a few lifts and runs this morning.
The ski area reported 30cm of snow yesterday, with the following lifts and runs planned to be open for the day.
- Mitsumata Family course: 30m width, 1100m length
- Mitsumata Taikai (Competition): 30m width, 800m length
- Gondola Line: 10m width, 644m length
- Sunshine: 20m width, 266m length
The snow on the Family and Gondola Line courses has not been groomed.
- Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am-4:00pm)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (8:00am-3:45pm)
- Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift (8:15am-3:30pm)
(Apparently, some electrical issue with the Kagura Gondola prevents that lift from opening and a wider area being available).
A special lift ticket price of 3000 yen is available for this early limited opening period.
Oh yes, the weather!
After that blast of winter yesterday (with just a slight amount more snow to report), this morning is a beauty. It's sunny, and there's not a cloud in the sky. It will be warmer again today and tomorrow. More snow is due later on Wednesday.
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Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are of course subject to change and depend on snowfall.
Currently part open:
Kagura
Saturday 2nd December:
Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 15th December 2023:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Saturday 16th December 2023:
GALA Yuzawa
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Naeba
Yuzawa Kogen
Wednesday 20th December 2023:
Maiko Snow Resort
Thursday 21st December 2023:
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Friday 22nd December 2023:
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 23rd December 2023:
Iwappara
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Park
Closed for the 2023-2024 season:
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Mt Granview
Nakasato Kiyotsu
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 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.