Yuzawa Now: Saturday 27th January 2018
- Jan 27, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 32cm
Snowfall at base this season 625cm
Posted on Saturday 27th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The snow hasn't stopped yet!
There were a few times during the day yesterday when it eased off, only to come back.
Result? I have measured another 32cm of snow on the ground. That means that I have measured over 1.5m of snowfall over the last 4-5 days!
Locals are getting tired having to 'deal' with it all, but I'm sure generally happy that we have been blessed with all this snow. It's good for now and for later on in the season.
So here is what ski resorts are reporting this morning.
- Kagura is reporting 20-30cm of fresh snowfall (which kind of seems low...)
- Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall
- Ishiuchi Maruyama is reporting 40cm of fresh snowfall
So yes, it is still snowing this morning and it is still quite windy. It is still cold as well.
When is this going to stop? Well, perhaps tomorrow will see an end to the snow falling and it will start being not quite as cold as it has been; so it looks like today should be the tail end of this huge delivery of snow.
Conditions today should be great but with the continued snow, cold and limited visibility... it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
But once things do eventually calm down, conditions should be fantastic in anyone's book.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 310cm
Iwappara
- 215cm
Kagura
- Kagura area: 350cm
- Mitsumata area: 250cm
- Tashiro area: 300cm
Kandatsu Kogen
- 255cm
Naeba
- 240cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
- 210cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 270cm
- Base: 220cm
Yuzawa Park
- 210cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 225cm
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 320cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 290cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 270cm
- Base: 200cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Closed on Wednesdays until 14th March
- 300cm
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 625cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 334cm reported on 15 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.