Yuzawa Now: Sunday 27th December 2020
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 419cm
Posted on Sunday 27th December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
In terms of weather yesterday ended up feeling a bit strange, to this reporter anyway. There was that good snowfall overnight mentioned in the report yesterday. It did continue to snow beyond the early morning but didn't amount to much at all in terms of new cm. And then later in the day/evening there was some spots of rain (and heavier rain in some places around the region), though it didn't feel particularly warm though. By night time, in the same place where 34cm had been measured in the morning - and untouched since then - that was down to less than 15cm.
This morning there is no fresh snowfall to report from overnight.
As of 8:30am there's a lot of cloud and some blue sky... it feels like it might well be clearing up leaving us with a fine day.
Today will be a bit warmer, with a high temperature of around +5C expected in town and perhaps a bit warmer still tomorrow.
It should be fine weather to be out and about, for sure, but warmer than we would like for the snow. Luckily, we still have lots of it!
Come Wednesday though, it's all going to switch back to full-on winter once again with temperatures dropping considerably and some potentially heavy snowfall over a few days. Local news are even calling it a possible re-run of what we got about a week ago. It does look like we can expect a lot of snow over the period from Wednesday through Friday, and perhaps beyond that.
If you plan to be here over the New Year, be prepared.
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Mt Granview open this weekend! Once they have cleared the snow. Maybe lunchtime today, according to a phone call to check!
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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 B and Snow Park)
- Downhill course (Falcon)
Official snow depth:
- 290cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lift & course info:
- All lifts and all areas with 20 courses open
Official snow depth:
- Central area: 260cm
Iwappara
Operating lifts:
- Number 1 pair parallel
- Number 2 pair
- Number 3 pair
- Central quad
- Summit quad
Official snow depth:
- 220cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Lift & course info:
- All areas now open
Official snow depth:
- 240cm
Kagura
Lifts & course info:
- Kagura is now mostly open
- Tashiro-Kagura connection now open
Official snow depth:
- Top: 280cm
- Base: 210cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
- All lifts and courses open
Official snow depth:
- 210cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
- Maiko is now mostly open
- 10 lifts operating and 26 courses open
Official snow depth:
- 270cm (top)
- 170cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Lift & course info:
- 11/14 courses open
- 4/4 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
- 270cm (top)
- 180cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
Lift & course info:
- All lifts are operating and all main courses open
Official snow depth:
- 230cm
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
Lift & course info:
- Mostly open
Official snow depth:
- 250cm
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Sunday 27th December 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 419cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 419cm reported on 12 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.