Yuzawa Now: Monday 29th December 2025
- Dec 29, 2025
- 3 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 156cm
Posted on Monday 29th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
So we are into the last few days of the year now and we have lovely weather this morning. The sun is out and we have clear blue skies.
It has been cold early on with a bit of a wind higher up, but it should end up being a fine and relatively mild day.
Ski areas will also very probably be very busy as many people are now on holiday from work for the New Year holidays.
The lift connection between Ishiuchi Maruyama and GALA Yuzawa is now available. A special Yuzawa Snow Link ticket covers both ski area (and Yuzawa Kogen).
At Kagura, the connecting course between Tashiro Kagura connecting course is also going to be available.
All ski areas in Yuzawa are now at least part open and all ski area in Minamiuonuma (apart from Hakkai Sanroku) are part open.
We should be getting fresh snow over the New Year and that should help build up the snow levels (which are still low).
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
90cm
Notes:
The Central Area and Northern Area are both fully open
The connection in the Northern Area with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open
The Southern Area (and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen) is not yet open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
40cm
Notes:
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open
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Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
30cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
70cm
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Base: 90cm
Notes:
Both of the base areas (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open
The Dragondola connection between Tashiro Area and Naeba is scheduled to be open
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
125cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 60cm
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 90cm
Base: 60cm
Notes:
The Dragondola connection between Naeba and the Tashiro Area (Kagura) is open
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: 20cm
Notes:
The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
30cm
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Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
25cm
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 29th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 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.