Yuzawa Now: Sunday 29th January 2023
- Jan 29, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 38cm
Snowfall at base this seas 538cm
Posted on Sunday 29th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
And what a fine morning it is early on. There's an impressive amount of fresh snow since yesterday. We are measuring 38cm here in Yuzawa, with 42cm measured to the north of Ishiuchi.
Kagura is reporting 60cm of snow since yesterday and Maiko is reporting 40cm.
(Commonly asked question: why don't more ski areas report new snowfall every day? Good question. And, it is a mystery. Rather, they all update their much less meaningful (on a day to day basis) snow depth numbers. Maiko Snow Resort almost always reports a new snowfall number. Kagura usually report it too on, though not on their website (doh). Yuzawa Kogen and Ishiuchi Maruyama sometimes report it. But, unfortunately, most choose not to, which we feel is a shame...)
OK, back to the weather!
It was snowing earlier on but at the moment as this report is being written there is quite a lot of blue sky appearing and sunshine too. Beautiful.
We have done well for snow over the last 5 or 6 days. We are enjoying a good period, for sure. And it looks like there is more snow on the way too over the coming week, and it should generally remain cold too.
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Ski area information for Sunday 29th January 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
All ski area operations are subject to weather conditions and subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 260cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 220cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 215cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 250cm (top)
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 60cm
Official snow depth: 340cm (top), 240cm (base)
The top Number 5 lift is closed today due to avalanche risk
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 270cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 40cm
Official snow depth: 270cm (top), 180cm (lower)
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 280cm (top), 160cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 200cm (top), 120cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 245cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 230cm (top); 140cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 200cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 29th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 538cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 415cm reported on 18 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.