Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 27th December 2022
- Dec 27, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this seas 89cm
Posted on Tuesday 27th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
After the report yesterday morning, there has been another 15cm of snowfall around town areas. Most of that coming in the morning yesterday. Beyond that it was snowing lightly at times, but not heavily.
This morning there is a lot of cloud about and light snow is still falling in places. Again, it's not the kind that is going to be adding more cm. It is currently 0C in town.
Over the next few days we might get to enjoy some breaks in the cloud and (especially tomorrow) some sunshine. Fingers crossed it doesn't get too mild. We should be getting more snow around Thursday.
It was really great to see the snow yesterday morning and exciting to get out in a good layer of fresh snow. That snowfall really helped the ski areas open up and for things to look (and feel) more normal once again. There's still less of it about than usual, of course, so hopefully we will be on the receiving end of some good snow deliveries over the next few weeks.
Some comments regarding the season so far were posted in the report yesterday. If you missed that, take a look here.
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Ski area information for Tuesday 27th December 2022
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts & courses:
6 lifts operating (Gondola, Coach pair, Barouche quad, Sociable quad, Phaeton pair, Victoria quad)
All of the Central Area is open
Part of the Northern Area is open (Broadway, Swan)
Official snow depth:
110cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lifts & courses:
9 lifts operating
16 courses open
Official snow depth:
110cm
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Iwappara
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts operating (Summit quad, Chuo quad, Number 2 pair, Number 3 pair)
12 courses open
The Number 2 pair lift is open until 7:00pm
Official snow depth:
60cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Lifts & courses:
12 lifts operating
14 courses open
The area in front of the hotel and Nagamine 1 and 3 courses are open for night skiing until 9:00pm
Official snow depth:
110cm (top)
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Kagura
Lifts & courses:
Kagura is now mostly open weather permitting
13 lifts operating
23 out of 32 courses open
Official snow depth:
130cm (top)
80cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
20cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
3 lifts operating (A, B and C)
8 courses open
Official snow depth:
105cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
7 lifts operating (Maiko Gondola, Okusoechi quad, Okusoechi pair, Nagamine quads, Shuttle pair, Maiko Center quad)
11 courses open (Most of the gondola side and part of Maiko Area)
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
50cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
30cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Lifts & courses:
3 of 4 lifts operating (the top pair lift is only open on weekends and holidays)
All courses open
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
50cm (base)
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Naeba
Lifts:
8 lifts operating (all except Number 1 gondola, Number 8 high speed, Daishamen pair and Takenokoyama pair)
11 of 24 courses open
The Number 5 high speed lift is open for night skiing until 8:30pm
Official snow depth:
100cm (top)
50cm (base)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts operating (Number 1, 2, 3 and 4)
All main courses apart from C
Official snow depth:
95cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts operating (Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway, Kogen Express, Summit Panorama, base pair lift)
6 courses open
Official snow depth:
60cm (top)
20cm (base)
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
3 lifts operating (Number 1, 2 and 3)
2 courses open (Joyful, Smile) - maybe more today (not updated yet)
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Yuzawa Park
Lifts & courses:
2 lifts operating (Number 1 and 7)
4 courses open
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Other ski areas in Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma
Already open
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Muica Snow Resort
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Opening 28th December
- Ipponsugi
- Mt Granview
Ski areas not opening for the 2022-2023 season
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Itsukamachi
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Tuesday 27th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 89cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 89cm 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.