Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
- Jan 2, 2019
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 283cm
Posted on Wednesday 2nd January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday morning was a beauty. And from a quick look round the ski hills around town, things didn't look too busy - at least early on anyway. Perhaps some people needed a bit of a lie-in!
Clouds were starting to gather by the afternoon and then snow falling after it got dark.
I am measuring 9cm of fresh snowfall on the ground and resorts are reporting the following amounts:
Kagura: 15cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 10-20cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 5cm
So there is a nice fresh layer to enjoy this morning and light snowfall is forecast on and off through today and tomorrow.
Friday may be 'back to work' day for lots of people, but it looks like people who can still be here might enjoy some sunny conditions.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 210cm (official snow depth)
* The Central and Northern Areas of GALA Yuzawa are open.
* All of the Central Area is open including the ‘Snow Enjoyment Park’.
* The Broadway, Swan, Roman Holiday and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open
* Part of the downhill Falcon course is open
Iwappara
- 150cm (official snow depth)
Kagura
- Kagura area: 250cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata area: 210cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro area: 230cm (official snow depth)
* The top Kagura Number 5 romance lift is now open
Kandatsu Kogen
- 155cm (official snow depth)
Naeba
- Please see our Naeba Now report for daily updates from Naeba
NASPA Ski Garden
- 220cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 200cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 140cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Park
- 150cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 140cm (official snow depth)
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 190cm (official snow depth)
Joetsu Kokusai
- 180cm (official snow depth)
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 210cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 140cm (official snow depth)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 180cm (official snow depth)
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Night time 'nighta' operations (listed in alphabetical order)
Below is information on night time floodlit skiing operations at ski resorts in the area. Subject to change due to weather and snow conditions.
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Open daily until Saturday 16th March 2019
The Chuo Area is open daily for nighta
The Hatsukaishi and Kanko Areas only open for nighta over New Year and nights before holidays
4:00pm until 8:30pm
Iwappara
Open daily until Sunday 24th March 2019
Part of the mid and lower area of the resort
5:00pm until 8:00pm on weekdays; until 9:00pm on Saturdays
Joetsu Kokusai
Open daily until Sunday 24th March 2019
Area in front of the base hotel, Osawa and lower Atema
5:00pm until 9:00pm
Kandatsu Kogen
'Hobo (Almost) All Night' every Friday, Saturday and night before holidays until 30th March 2019
6:00pm until 4:0am the next morning
Maiko Snow Resort
Open daily 'one-coin nighta' (500 yen) until Saturday 16th March 2019
Maiko Center Quad lift in the Maiko Area
4:00pm until 8:00pm
Naeba
Open daily until Sunday 24th March 2019
Number 3 and 4 high speed and Number 4 romance pair lifts
4:00pm until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
NASPA extends opening for the Number 1 lift on the following dates:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 26th January 2019
2nd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 23rd February 2019
Extended until 6:00pm
Yuzawa Nakazato
1st, 2nd, 3rd January 2019
Every Saturday from 5th January until 9th March 2019
Sunday 13th January 2019
Sunday 10th February 2019
Number 2 romance pair lift
5:00pm until 8:30pm
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 28cm 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.