Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 28th March 2017
- Mar 28, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 954cm
Posted on Tuesday 28th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Morning from Yuzawa.
It's another of those days when it's rather difficult to put an actual number on the snowfall - it was falling on and off during the day yesterday... sometimes building up a little and then disappearing, then building up a little once more. I think 4cm is a fair representation of how much fell since my report yesterday, though there's no fresh to be seen on the ground at the start of the day today. (Hope that makes sense!)
Here's what is being reported by ski resorts:
Kagura: a rather curious 5cm-30cm at the Kagura Area; 5cm at Mitsumata; 10cm at Tashiro.
Maiko Snow Resort: 5cm
I'm interested in that 30cm at Kagura and how it ranges from 5cm to 30cm! Sadly, I can't make my way up there today to check first-hand.
Lots of cloud around this morning still, some rather grey ones in places but much brighter in some directions and the forecast does point to clearer conditions during the day today. It should get up to around +6C in town today and a little warmer tomorrow with sunny skies forecast.
Anyway, I'm jealous if you can make your way up to check out the snow today. Have fun. Take care.
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Official snow depth information as of Tuesday 28th March 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open
Official snow depth: 370cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 145cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 200cm
Kagura
Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 305cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth: Upper - 290cm; Base - 120cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 240cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 205cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 170cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 130cm
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Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing)
** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions
Kandatsu Kogen
'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April
Naeba
Daily until 26th March 2017
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Planned season closing dates
** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available.
Friday 31st March:
- Chateau Shiozawa
Sunday 2nd April:
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Itsukamachi
- Maiko Snow Resort (but open again on 8th, 9th April)
- Muica Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Park
Sunday 9th April:
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- NASPA Ski Garden
Sunday 7th May:
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April)
Sunday 28th May:
- Kagura area (via Mitsumata)
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Now closed for the season:
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Mt Granview
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Hakkai Sanroku
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm 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.