Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
- Feb 2, 2016
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 239cm
Posted on Tuesday 2nd February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa where there has just been a dusting of snow overnight and light snow is falling now in the Ishiuchi area just to the north of central Yuzawa (where I am posting from this morning).
Once again it looks like light snow on and off is what we can expect today with a high of around +1C later on.
After today the next snowfall is due around Friday when hopefully we might be able to get a decent refresh in before the weekend.
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Below are the official snow depth numbers were from some of the larger resorts on 1st February 2015 (last season).
Official snow depths are definitely not the best measure of snowfall and/or gaining an understanding of how a season is measuring up - some resorts move theirs around more than others, some arguably over-report and some also arguably under-report. But the numbers each year are being put out there by the same resorts and so are comparable with the numbers posted from this season, and so maybe of interest:
GALA Yuzawa: 410cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 360cm
Iwappara: 265cm
Joetsu Kokusai: 230cm
Kagura: 340cm
Kandatsu Kogen: 340cm
Maiko Snow Resort:340cm (upper); 270cm (lower)
Naeba: 260cm
NASPA Ski Garden: 305cm
Yuzawa Kogen: 320cm (Kogen)
Yuzawa Nakazato: 225cm
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And as promised, here are official snowfall records from Yuzawa Town, as published by Niigata Prefecture.
Check out the one day last season when over 1m of snowfall was recorded in one day! And the 9 days when 51-100cm of fresh snow fell. It brings back memories of some serious snow shovelling as well as some superb conditions on the slopes! You'll also notice that 7 seasons ago was a pretty lean season as well.
No comparable numbers are available for this season yet and I think it might be spring before they are - but we'll keep an eye open for those and come back to the numbers in the future.
2014-2015 season (last season):
23 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
20 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
16 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
9 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
1 day with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 105cm (!)
Peak snow depth: 333cm
2013-2014 season:
31 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
24 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
15 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
3 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 76cm
Peak snow depth: 290cm
2012-2013 season:
22 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
23 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
18 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
6 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 75cm
Peak snow depth: 310cm
2011-2012 season:
22 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
19 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
16 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
12 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 70cm
Peak snow depth: 305cm
2010-2011 season:
31 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
15 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
15 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
8 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 75cm
Peak snow depth: 270cm
2009-2010 season:
31 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
16 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
7 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
7 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 96cm
Peak snow depth: 255cm
2008-2009 season:
28 days with 1-10cm of snowfall recorded
15 days with 11-30cm of snowfall recorded
5 days with 31-50cm of snowfall recorded
3 days with 51-100cm of snowfall recorded
0 days with over 100cm of snowfall recorded
Most snowfall in one day: 56cm
Peak snow depth: 148cm
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Resort official snow depths (Tuesday 2nd February 2016) and any specific news at time of writing:
All resorts in the area are either mostly or fully open.
And updates for 2nd Feb not available at time of writing.
Resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
170cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
120cm
Iwappara
105cm
Joetsu Kokusai
140cm
Kagura
140cm (Mitsumata)
170cm (Tashiro)
200cm (Kagura)
Kandatsu Kogen
110-160cm
Maiko Snow Resort
160cm (upper)
60cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
150cm
Naeba
110cm
NASPA Ski Garden
105cm
Yuzawa Kogen
140cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
85cm
Yuzawa Park
85cm
Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Tuesday 2nd February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 239cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (28th December) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 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.