Yuzawa Now: Saturday 27th February 2021
- Feb 27, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1100cm
Posted on Saturday 27th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
And Nature has presented us with a nice gift for the beginning of the weekend... 5-10cm of fresh snow on the ground.
What ski areas are reporting this morning:
Kagura: 10cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 5cm
Iwappara: 5cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 5cm
So there's a layer of fresh out there.
It feels like it might be a bit windy this morning and early on Kagura are saying that their Number 1 quad and top Number 5 lift might not start the day. Other ski areas not reporting any expected disruption.
The snowfall isn't expected to last long and there might be some sun before the end of the day.
Ski areas are expecting another lively weekend and some lifts that are currently being rested on weekdays are open again. Over at Muikamachi Hakkaisan, the Ropeway along with the Number 1 and 3 lifts will be operating from today. Looks like the Number 2 lift on the left side won't be opening again this season.
It should remain quite cold today, but it will be warming up tomorrow with sunshine from early on in the morning.
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Individual ski area information: Saturday 27th February 2021
Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order.
All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
All lifts and courses open
Official snow depth:
350cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 290cm
Iwappara
Base to summit areas open (18 of 20 courses)
Official snow depth:
235cm
Joetsu Kokusai
10 lifts and 14 courses in the Nagamine, Panorama and Osawa areas
Official snow depth:
280cm
Kagura
Some lifts might be affected by wind this morning
Official snow depth:
Top: 340cm
Base: 290cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
All lifts and courses open for the weekend
Official snow depth:
245cm
Maiko Snow Resort
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Top: 320cm
Base: 220cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Muikamachi Hakkaisan re-opens from today - Ropeway and Number 1 and 3 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
?cm
NASPA Ski Garden
All lifts and courses open
Official snow depth:
275cm
Naeba
7 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 15 courses scheduled to open
Official snow depth:
Top: 180cm
Base: 150cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Base and Kogen areas both plan to open
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 220cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
230cm
Yuzawa Park
Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts open today
Official snow depth:
180cm
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GALA Yuzawa:
All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being.
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being.
Iwappara:
On most weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends.
Base to summit areas are open on weekends.
Joetsu Kokusai:
On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open.
The Osawa area will be open on 27th-28th February.
Otherwise, the Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being.
Muikamachi Hakkaisan:
Re-opening on Saturday 27th February!
NASPA Ski Garden:
All lifts and courses are open on weekends.
The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays, when all courses but C will be open.
This change is planned until 7th March.
Yuzawa Park:
Closed on the following dates:
Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February
Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1100cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 292cm reported on 14 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.