Yuzawa Now: Thursday 2nd February 2017
- Feb 2, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 28cm
Snowfall at base this season 648cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
And it was a great morning yesterday. A few clouds popped up at times in the morning but for the most part clear blue skies and lots of sunshine.
During the afternoon the clouds did start to properly cover the sky and after a short bit of rain it quickly turned into snow in the evening.
And this morning I have 28cm of snow to report from ground... and if it carries on snowing like it is now, there will be a fair bit more during the day today. It is a cold morning too, which is a fair contrast to yesterday morning too.
Here is what resorts are reporting:
Kagura: 30cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 30cm
Sounds like about 30cm then!
It was very windy overnight - woke me up sometime around 3am - and this morning wind may affect some resorts. At the time of writing, the Tashiro area of Kagura and the Kagura Number 4 and 5 lifts are on hold due to the wind. Mitsumata to Kagura Number 1 lift is open. Subject to change with the weather conditions of course.
GALA Yuzawa and all other resorts currently appear to be opening as planned.
The forecast is for snow to continue through the day; heavy at times and stronger winds at times. And into tomorrow too, so I should be reporting a decent amount of fresh snow again in my next report.
Let's full reset!
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Official snow depth information as of Thursday 2nd February 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 320cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 260cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 205cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 270cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 330cm
Mitsumata - 280cm
Tashiro - 300cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 260cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 270cm
Base - 150cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 300cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 250cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 245cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 320cm
Base - 230cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 180cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 648cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 32cm 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.