Yuzawa Now: Friday 27th December 2024
- Dec 27, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this seas 244cm
Posted on Friday 27th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
A very good morning to you from Yuzawa.
We got rained on yesterday (light at times, heavy in the evening), but we can quickly put that behind us because this morning we have a lot of fresh snow again!
Our measurement of new snowfall in town at 8:00am is 25cm, and it is snowing quite heavily at the moment.
Maiko Snow Resort is reporting '30-40cm' of fresh this morning.
With more snow forecast for the day today and through tomorrow, too, I think we can expect another big number tomorrow morning.
The snowfall might ease off by Sunday, with a fair chance of clearer skies on Monday. Then back to snow on Tuesday. That's what the various forecasts tell us for now anyway.
(That rain yesterday aside), the very pleasing pattern seems to be continuing!
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Ski area information for Friday 27th December 2024
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order. All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
200cm
The Central Area is now fully open
The Northern Area is partly open
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama should be available from 3rd January
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen should be available from 3rd January
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
200cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) should be available from 3rd January
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and holidays from 28th December (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
100cm
The central and summit areas of the ski area are open
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
170cm
The East (in front of the base hotel), North (Panorama Zone) and West (Forest Zone) areas are open
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 250cm
11 lifts and 25 courses are available
All three areas of Kagura (Kagura, Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open
The Dragondola connecting Tashiro with Naeba is also operating
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
210cm
4 lifts and 13 courses are available
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Base: 75cm
All areas now open
There is still a problem with the Okusoechi quad lift
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area over New Year (28th Dec - 3rd Jan) and weekends from 4th January
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 100cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Base: 130cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
185cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 180cm
Top: 130cm
All areas are now open
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) should be available from 3rd January
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
160cm
4 lifts and 8 courses are available
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
160cm
3 lifts are operating
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 27th December 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 244cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (24th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 244cm reported on 17 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.