Yuzawa Now: Saturday 27th April 2024
- Apr 27, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 713cm
Posted on Saturday 27th April 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It got pretty hot yesterday afternoon, up to around 29C in town.
Today will be warm but probably won't get as hot and will be remain mainly cloudy.
There are some changes at Kagura from this morning. With snow melting away, the Mitsumata Area is now effectively closed for skiing/snowboarding, and a bit of walking is involved to get between back from the main Kagura Area. Here's how it works.
From Kagura Area back to Mitsumata:
- ski/snowboard down to the base station of the Kagura Gondola
- ride the Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift next to the base station of the Kagura Gondola
- walk about 170m to the top of the Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift
- ride the quad lift down
- walk about 230m to the top of the Mitsumata Ropeway
- ride the Mitsumata Ropeway down to the base/car park
Staff can help take your gear from the gondola station over to Mitsumata.
It will be interesting to see if the Tashiro Area can remain open until 6th May... but, as of this morning, nothing to report on that. Will let you know if there is any change to plans.
Today is the start of the famous 'Golden Week' period in Japan. Monday (29th April) is a national holiday, as is Friday (3rd May) and Monday (6th May) next week.
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Kagura
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
130cm (top)
30cm (base)
Lifts operating:
Mitsumata Ropeway (open from 8:00am weekdays; 7:30am weekends/holidays)
Mitsumata Number 1 quad* (used to get to/from the main Kagura Area)
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair (used to get from the main Kagura Area back to Mitsumata)
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
Tashiro Ropeway (open from 8:00am weekdays; 7:30am weekends/holidays)
Tashiro Number 1 romance pair
Tashiro Number 2 romance pair
Tashiro Number 1 quad
Tashiro Number 6 pair
Tashiro Number 8 pair
Courses available:
19 of 30 courses
Planned closing dates:
Tashiro Ropeway & Tashiro Area: Monday 6th May 2024
Mitsumata Ropeway & Kagura Area: Sunday 19th May 2024
Notes:
Both the Mitsumata and Tashiro bases remain open
Mitsumata Area runs now closed for skiing/snowboarding
The Mitsumata lifts are used only as a means to get over to the Kagura Area
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Other ski areas in the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region (all now closed for skiing/snowboarding).
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th April 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 713cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 306cm reported on 15 days February 2024 snowfall 79cm reported on 12 days March 2024 snowfall 177cm reported on 16 days April 2024 snowfall 0cm |
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.