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Yuzawa Now: Thursday 2nd December 2021

  • Dec 2, 2021
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this seas 12cm

Posted on Thursday 2nd December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa.


There was some rain and then a little snow overnight down to town levels in Yuzawa. Not so much just to the north of central Yuzawa in the Minamiuonuma valley. And now it seems to be getting brighter and there is some blue sky appearing. It might be temporary though as the forecast does show the chance of snow through mid-morning.


Kagura ski area are reporting 2-5cm of fresh snow. They are also reporting windy conditions that mean the Kagura quad won't be opening and be replaced by the Kagura Number 1 pair lift.


There is still some further snow on the forecast for around Saturday, but it does not look like it will be that much and there's more sun due on Sunday.


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Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region


Now open

- Kagura (via Mitsumata)

- 4000m of course available

- Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am - 4:30pm)

- Mitsumata Number 1 quad (8:00am - 3:45pm)

- Mitsumata Number 2 pair (8:15am - 4:00pm)

- Kagura Gondola (8:15am - 3:45pm)

- Kagura Number 1 quad (8:30am - 3:00pm)


Saturday 4th December 2021

- Joetsu Kokusai


Saturday 11th December 2021

- GALA Yuzawa


Friday 17th December 2021

- Ishiuchi Maruyama

- Maiko Snow Resort


Saturday 18th December 2021

- Kagura (via Tashiro)

- Kandatsu Snow Resort

- Naeba

- Nakazato Snow Wood

- Yuzawa Kogen

- Yuzawa Nakazato


Friday 24th December 2021

- Muica Snow Resort

- NASPA Ski Garden

- Yuzawa Park


Saturday 25th December 2021

- Chateau Shiozawa

- Ipponsugi

- Iwappara

- Muikamachi Hakkaisan


Late December

- Hakkai Sanroku

- Mt Granview


Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season

- Ishiuchi Hanaoka

- Itsukamachi



Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season

Data as of Thursday 2nd December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day



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