Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 28th April 2026
- Apr 28
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Tuesday 28th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Some limited to poor visibility at times yesterday at Kagura, but thankfully it is much clearer this morning with blue skies.
And after some actually quite chilly conditions yesterday - I put on a ski jacket when I went for a walk in the evening - today should be warming up back over 20C in town.
No major changes to the status of lifts/runs at Kagura.
Tomorrow is a national holiday and the start of the 'Golden Week' period. Colder conditions expected again and a chance of rain.
Thursday and Friday this week are normal weekdays, with the main part of Golden Week being this weekend through Wednesday next week.
Going back to that announcement about there not being any summer skiing on mats at Kagura (Mitsumata slope) this season. That has been confirmed, because... well, because. No reason has been offered, so we'll just have to guess.
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Kagura:
Official snow depth:
Top: 150cm
Base: 50cm
Notes:
12 of 17 lifts remain open.
Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases are open.
The Mitsumata Area course is used as a connection to get to the Kagura Area.
22 of 30 ski runs are still available, according to the official website this morning.
The Tashiro Area (and Tashiro Ropeway) plans to be open until 7th May.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May.
Closing dates are subject to change - it will all depend on how much snow remains!
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All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region have now closed for skiing and snowboarding.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 28th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 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.