Yuzawa Now: Friday 27th January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this seas 469cm
Posted on Friday 27th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
By mid-morning yesterday it was bright and sunny with mostly blue skies above the region. Beautiful.
It started clouding over early afternoon, and then within an hour or two it was snowing again. By 7pm we had measured 9cm of fresh snow, and this morning there is another 14cm. So, there has been 23cm of snow in the town area since yesterday afternoon.
We are starting this morning with a lot of cloud and some cool looking low cloud in the Minamiuonuma valley. Could it clear up like yesterday? Perhaps not - it feels like there is a bit too much cloud around, but you never know. We'll have to wait and see about that.
Snow conditions should be very good this morning.
By this evening we are expecting more snow and possibly heavy at times into tomorrow.
Up until this cold spell, this season somehow didn't quite feel 'normal' - even with that great snowfall that we got in the first week of January. Even then it was curiously milder than we would expect. The current cold snap has brought lots of long icicles on roofs around town, lots of icy scenes... and a feeling of mid-season normality. A good thing. Hopefully it will continue.
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Ski area information for Friday 27th January 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 230cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: ?cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 180cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Top summit lift closed due to avalanche-related risks: might re-open soon
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 210cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): about 30cm
Official snow depth: 320cm (top), 230cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 220cm
Night skiing until 2:00am (Saturday morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 20cm
Official snow depth: 220cm (top), 140cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 270cm (top), 140cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 190cm (top), 110cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 190cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 15cm
Official snow depth: 210cm (top); 120cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 190cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 180cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 27th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 469cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 346cm reported on 16 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.