Yuzawa Now: Thursday 2nd January 2020
- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this seas 58cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
We have another modest amount of snowfall this morning.
This morning Kagura are reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall. Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 15cm of fresh up top.
Down in town it's more like another 5+cm, with a bit more in places. But it is snowing now and hopefully we will get a gradual build up through today. The forecast is still showing regular snowfall over the coming week with perhaps the most potential for some heavy snowfall around tomorrow night through Sunday. Let's see what Nature decides to do.
Winter fireworks at GALA Yuzawa after 5:30pm this evening.
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Currently open:
GALA Yuzawa
- Most of the Central Area (Melody, Entertainment, Gigi, Grenoble courses) and three courses in the Northern Area (Swan, Broadway, Roman Holiday courses) are open
- The Gondola, Phaeton pair, Coach pair, Sociable quad, Barouche quad, Victoria quad, Tilbury triple lifts are operating
- Take the Gondola back down at the end of the day (Falcon downhill course not yet available)
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Part open
- Sunrise Express, Green lift, Kita Maruyama Family pair, Kanko Number 3 Express lift and Summit quad lift operating
- Take the Sunrise Express from the open base Central Entrance (the other two Entrances are not yet open)
Iwappara
- Part open
- Number 2 and 3 pair lifts, Number 1 romance lift and summit quad are operating
- 8 courses open
Joetsu Kokusai
- Part open
- 6 lifts operating
- 6 courses open (in front of hotel and the Panorama area)
Kagura
- All areas are open with most courses now available
- Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases ropeways are operating
- The lift/course connection between Tashiro Area and Kagura Area is available
- The Dragondola from Naeba is operating
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Part open
- A, B and C lifts are operating and 5 courses open
Maiko Snow Resort
- Gondola, Okusoechi quad and pair lifts are operating
- 7 courses in the top Okusoechi area are open. Take the Gondola back down to base
- The Maiko Center quad lift is also operating on the other side of the resort with the Paradise course open
Muica Snow Resort
- Part open
- Number 1 and 2 pair lifts operating
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Part open
- Ropeway and Number 3 lifts operating
- Part of upper area open
Naeba
- Part open
- You can now ride down from top to base
- The Dragondola is now operating
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- Part open
- Number 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating
- F, G and H courses open
- Kids Garden open
Yuzawa Kogen
- Park open
- Yuzawa Ropeway operating
- Cosmos lift, Summit Panorama lifts also operating
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Part open
- Number 2, 3, 4 and 5 Romance pair lifts operating
Yuzawa Park
- Part open
- Number 7 lift operating
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Other ski resorts
Chateau Shiozawa
Part open
Itsukamachi
Plans to be open from tomorrow (2nd January)
Nakazato Snow Wood
Part open
Hakkai Sanroku
Not open yet
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Unconfirmed
Mt Granview
Unconfirmed
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 58cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (30th November, 28th December and 1st January) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 19cm 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.