Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 27th November 2024
- Nov 27, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
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Posted on Wednesday 27th November 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Yesterday was very windy. It was really blowing about, and it's now easy to see why Kagura didn't open yesterday!
The strong southerly wind and mild conditions won't have been kind to the snow that is up there.
It's a murky and damp kind of start to the day, and a very mild 9-10C in town. At least the wind has calmed down.
The weather might not be perfect, but Kagura ski area is scheduled to be open today.
It is the first ski area in Niigata Prefecture to open for the season.
Over the coming days, hopefully it will get colder and we will get some snow on the mountains, though it seems unlikely that we'll get any snow down to town (where it will be more like rain).
Anyway, it is officially the first day of the ski season. That is definitely something to celebrate with a lot to look forward to. :)
May it be a good one!
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Kagura Ski Area
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
30cm
Available ski run
Kagura main course (1,500m length, 30m width)
The open ski run is serviced by the Kagura Number 1 quad lift
Operating ski lifts
Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am until 4:30pm, last one going up at 2:00pm)
Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (8:00am until 3:45pm, last one going up at 2:15pm)
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift (8:15am until 3:45pm)
Kagura Gondola (8:15am until 3:30pm, last one going up at 2:30pm)
Kagura Number 1 quad lift (8:30am - 3:00pm)
How to get between Mitsumata and Kagura:
Some walking is required to get between Mitsumata Area over to the open ski run at Kagura
A 230m walk between the top of Mitsumata Ropeway and the base of the Mitsumata quad lift
A 170m walk between the top of Mitsumata quad lift and Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift
It is not possible to ski in the Mitsumata Area yet (only the main run at Kagura is open)
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Planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
Today:
Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Saturday 7th December 2024:
Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 13th December 2024:
GALA Yuzawa
Saturday 14th December 2024:
Naeba
Yuzawa Kogen
Friday 20th December 2024:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 21st December 2024:
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Late December 2024:
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
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Data as of Wednesday 27th November 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2024 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.