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Yuzawa Now: Thursday 29th January 2026

  • Jan 29
  • 2 min read

Updated: 10 hours ago

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this seas 672cm

Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa.


18cm of snowfall since yesterday morning with most of that coming overnight; it was snowing yesterday but it was the kind that didn't really amount to much in the end in terms of new cm.


We expect more over the next few days, possibly heavy at times.



Yuzawa Now

2025-2026 season

Data as of Thursday 29th January 2026


Total snowfall at base so far

672cm

Number of days snowfall observed at base

31 days

Most snowfall observed in 1 day

68cm (on 25th January)

November 2025 snowfall

12cm reported on 1 day

December 2025 snowfall

144cm reported on 9 days

January 2026 snowfall

516cm reported on 21 days




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