Yuzawa Now: Saturday 27th January 2024
- Jan 27, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this seas 445cm
Posted on Saturday 27th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It kept on snowing for large parts of yesterday. By 6pm, there was 9cm of snowfall and this morning there is an additional 7cm. So another 16cm total snowfall since yesterday morning.
And... it is still snowing early this morning with limited visibility. I don't think we are expecting much snow today, but who knows. It has definitely been good to see persistent snow clouds hanging around this week.
Due to the snowfall over the last several days there is a JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) avalanche advisory warning out for the Yuzawa area at the moment, currently in effect until today.
Enjoy all the fresh snow this weekend, but take care out there.
Early morning Kagura is saying that the top Kagura Number 5 lift and the Kagura quad are not going to be opening as planned due to wind. And on the subject of Kagura (originally posted as an update yesterday):
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Kagura ski area is in an apologetic mode about the fact that recently, it has had to be closed or partly closed due to wind and various mechanical/electrical issues with lifts. Enough to have some special offers available this weekend, including a free 'soft drink bar' ticket if you spend more than 1000 yen at Restaurant Kagura or Wadagoya.
Perhaps more exciting than that for many is if you buy a full-price one-day ticket (today or tomorrow), they'll give you a voucher that will let you purchase a one-day ticket for just 1,000 yen on any weekday between 1st and 30th April 2024. I think those details are correct. It sounds like they might have been getting some grief. While they can't do much about weather stuff, hopefully, there won't be so many issues during the rest of the season.
Anyway, if you are heading up today or tomorrow, you can check at the ski area.
With the snow of the last few days, expect it to be busy!
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 190cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama is available
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen is available
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 165cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 120cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 180cm (top)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Kagura
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 130cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 130cm
Night skiing until 2:00am (tomorrow morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 5cm (presumably just overnight)
Official snow depth: 185cm (top), 85cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 260cm (top), 120cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 130cm (top), 80cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
See our Naeba Now report
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 155cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 140cm (top), 70cm (base)
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 125cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 120cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 445cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 294cm 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.