Yuzawa Now: Thursday 27th February 2020
- Feb 27, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this seas 360cm
Posted on Thursday 27th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Fresh snow, and snow falling from the skies - and due to continue through into early tomorrow morning, easing off as that timeline progresses. According to the forecast.
Early this morning Kagura are reporting 15cm of fresh on their slopes; our Naeba report is saying 18cm; the NASPA Ski Garden resort is reporting 20cm of fresh snow (with up to 30cm on higher areas).
I am measuring 14cm (updated since original report as I feel my original number was not representative).
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GALA Yuzawa
- All lifts are operating
- All courses in the Central and Northern Areas are open
- The Batman and Eliza courses in the Southern Area are open
- The downhill course (Falcon) is currently closed
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 160cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 17 courses open; all courses above the Ginza course
- Official snow depth: 150cm (upper); 80cm (mid)
Iwappara
- Most lifts operating (apart from Number 1 pair and parallel) and most of mid to upper area open
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- All areas are now open; some courses unavailable
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are open
- Top Kagura Number 5 lift is now open until 2pm and the Kagura-Tashiro course open until 3:30pm
- The downhill course will not be open this season (due to autumn typhoon damage)
- The Dragondola connecting the Tashiro Area with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 220cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- A, B, C and E lifts are operating; most courses open
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- All the main areas are now open; some course restrictions
- Official snow depth: 110cm (upper); 15cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 12 of 14 courses open; all lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Naeba
- 20 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 90cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All lifts operating
- A and D courses are closed; all others remain open
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- The top area via Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway is fully open
- The base areas is also open
- The downhill course is closed
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is operating
- Official snow depth: 120cm (Kogen); 30cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 75cm
Yuzawa Park
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 75cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 27th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 360cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 233cm reported on 13 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.