Yuzawa Now: Friday 28th February 2020
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this seas 375cm
Posted on Friday 28th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
I am happy to report fresh snowfall again this morning with a nice new layer of fresh snow on the ground.
It was snowing for lots of yesterday but it didn't really add any cm, but it got heavier from the evening and overnight I have an additional 15cm to report.
Kagura are reporting 20-30cm.
Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 20cm.
Ishiuchi are back to being 'all open'.
This is all good to hear; and another relief for lower areas in particular.
It is still snowing lightly now but due to ease off this morning.
Sunshine is forecast for tomorrow and so it should be a good weekend for the resorts.
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With the headline news about the coronavirus situation and related hotel and travel cancellations, ski resorts might not be as busy as usual this weekend. It is difficult to read.
For the record, I believe there have been no cases yet reported in Niigata Prefecture.
Let us all just hope that this worrying situation calms down quickly.
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GALA Yuzawa
- All lifts are operating
- All courses in the Central and Northern Areas are open
- The Batman and Eliza courses in the Southern Area are open
- The downhill course (Falcon) is currently closed
- The Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is operating
- Official snow depth: 180cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- All areas are open
- Official snow depth: 180cm (upper); 100cm (mid)
Iwappara
- Most lifts operating (apart from Number 1 pair and parallel) and most of mid to upper area open
- Official snow depth: 95cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- All areas are now open; some courses unavailable
- Official snow depth: 120cm
Kagura
- All areas of Kagura are open
- Top Kagura Number 5 lift is now open until 2pm and the Kagura-Tashiro course open until 3:30pm
- The downhill course will not be open this season (due to autumn typhoon damage)
- The Dragondola connecting the Tashiro Area with Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 220cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- A, B, C and E lifts are operating; most courses open
- Official snow depth: 140cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- All the main areas are now open; some course restrictions
- Official snow depth: 150cm (upper); 30cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 10 of 14 courses open; 3 of 4 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 170cm
Naeba
- 20 of 22 courses open
- Official snow depth: 100cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All lifts operating
- A and D courses are closed; all others remain open
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- The top area via Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway is fully open
- The base areas is also open
- The downhill course is closed
- The Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is operating
- Official snow depth: 120cm (Kogen); 30cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Number 1, 2, 3 and 4 lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 80cm
Yuzawa Park
- All lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 85cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Friday 28th February 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 375cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 248cm reported on 14 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.