Yuzawa Now: Thursday 29th December 2022
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 90cm
Posted on Thursday 29th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Yesterday was a beautiful day and it felt quite warm out there.
We have had some light (kind of wet) snowfall early morning, just 1-2cm in places, and light snow is falling now.
It is supposed to get heavier later on/tonight and into tomorrow.
Some more lifts and runs are opening up as the ski areas do their best to be as open as possible for the busy New Year holidays. A good new layer of snow would be very welcome to further help them - and delight us, of course.
Fingers crossed!
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts & courses:
6 lifts operating (Gondola, Coach pair, Barouche quad, Sociable quad, Phaeton pair, Victoria quad)
All of the Central Area is open
Part of the Northern Area is open (Broadway, Swan, Super Swan)
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lifts & courses:
10 lifts operating
All three base areas open
Night skiing until 8:00pm (Main Entrance area every day; Hatsukaishi Entrance normally only on Saturdays)
Official snow depth:
110cm
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Iwappara
Lifts & courses:
5 lifts operating (Summit quad, Chuo quad, Number 1 pair, Number 2 pair AB, Number 3 pair)
12 courses open
Night skiing until 7:00pm (Number 1 and 2 pair lifts)
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Lifts & courses:
19 lifts operating
All areas are open
The area in front of the hotel and Nagamine 1 and 3 courses are open for night skiing until 9:00pm
Official snow depth:
110cm (top)
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Kagura
Lifts & courses:
Kagura is now mostly open (weather permitting)
15 lifts operating
24 out of 32 courses open
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
90cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
1cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
3 lifts operating (A, B and C)
10 courses open
Open for night skiing (until 2:00am) on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before national holidays
Official snow depth:
95cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
10 lifts operating
19 courses open
Official snow depth:
145cm (top)
35cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
0cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Lifts & courses:
4 of 4 lifts operating (the top pair lift is only open on weekends and holidays)
All courses open
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
80cm (base)
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Naeba
Lifts:
9 lifts operating including both gondolas
14 of 24 courses open
Summit area not open yet
Night skiing until 8:30pm (Number 4 romance lift and Number 5 high speed lift)
Official snow depth:
100cm (top)
50cm (base)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
All main courses open
Official snow depth:
90cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts operating
7 courses open including the downhill course
Official snow depth:
60cm (top)
20cm (base)
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
9 courses open
Official snow depth:
85cm
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Yuzawa Park
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
Most courses open
Official snow depth:
70cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Thursday 29th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 90cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 90cm reported on 12 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.