Yuzawa Now: Sunday 27th May 2018
- May 27, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 857cm
Posted on Sunday 27th May 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa and the last Yuzawa Now report of the 2017-2018 season.
Yesterday was the last day of the ski season here in Yuzawa as the Kagura resort closed for the last time after fine weather over the weekend. They really did well to remain open as long as late May - especially with so little fresh snow falling since early March.
A big 'otsukaresama deshita' to everyone involved in the season here in the town.
Hopefully we will now enjoy some more nice spring weather before entering rainy season and then moving on to the hot summer months.
Our reporting will be back in the autumn when things are starting to cool down. Thank you for reading and we hope you have a fun summer.
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Skiing and snowboarding on artificial snow mats will be available over summer as follows:
Kagura (Mitsumata slope):
Open on Saturdays and Sundays from 7th July until 28th October; and then daily between 28th July and 2nd September
GALA Yuzawa:
'Summer Park' open on Saturdays and Sundays between 28th July and 24th September
Plastic mats might not be for everyone, but it is definitely one way to get up high and avoid the full-on heat of the summer months!
The big annual summer event in Yuzawa is the Fuji Rock Festival.
The Fuji Rock Festival is held at the base of the Naeba ski resort, which is about 30 minutes from the central area of Yuzawa town and the main Echigo Yuzawa train station. This year the Fuji Rock Festival will be held from Friday 27th July until Sunday 29th July.
The line-up traditionally includes an interesting mix of mostly UK/US acts as well as local Japanese artists. This year the line-up includes Bob Dylan, NERD, Kendrick Lamar, Vampire Weekend, Jack Johnson, Chvrches... and, as they say, much more.
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Here’s how much snowfall we have observed in Yuzawa town (in these Yuzawa Now reports) over the last six winter seasons:
2017-2018 season: 857cm
2016-2017 season: 954cm
2015-2016 season: 424cm
2014-2015 season: 1303cm
2013-2014 season: 833cm
2012-2013 season: 762cm
So just over 8.5m in total for the season. That was not as much as last season, but double what we got during the 2015-2016 season. A respectable number for sure, but it has been a bit surprising just how little snow we got from early March onwards. 845cm of the 857cm total for the season fell by the end of February 2018! (Though please note that there was more snowfall at higher elevations).
Hopefully we’ll see a much snowier ‘spring’ season next time around.
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 27th May 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 857cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 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 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 162cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 11cm reported on 3 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2018 snowfall 0cm |
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.