Yuzawa Now: Thursday 2nd January 2025
- Jan 2, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 375cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The clouds cleared again yesterday, leaving us with another very fine afternoon in the region with a lot of blue sky and sunshine, and mild too.
It is snowing this morning. Once again it's not particularly cold and the snow is on the wet side for the moment, but that is of course better than rain. (We might get lucky and avoid wet today; maybe not. Forecasts differ on that score). It should be snowing at higher elevations, though, so you know where to go to definitely avoid it!
Visibility is limited this morning.
Weather conditions aside, we can probably expect popular ski areas to be busier today than they were yesterday. The busy period traditionally continues until at least Saturday, with New Year visitors start making their way back over the weekend in time for the start of the work year on Monday.
The snowfall number this morning is from post-report yesterday morning plus the small amount that is now sticking this morning.
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Ski area information for Thursday 2nd January 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order. All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
310cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama should be available from 3rd January (not confirmed yet)
The Southern Area and connection with Yuzawa Kogen should be available from 3rd January (not confirmed yet)
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
250cm
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) should be available from 3rd January
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and holidays (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
135cm
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
240cm
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 270cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
230cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 260cm
Base: 120cm
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area over New Year (until 3rd Jan) and weekends from 4th January
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 160cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Base: 190cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
240cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 270cm
Top: 220cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) should be available from 3rd January (not confirmed yet)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
180cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
210cm
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 375cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 23cm 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.