Yuzawa Now: Monday 2nd March 2015
- Mar 2, 2015
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 1217cm
Posted on Monday 2nd March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday the wind was really quite strong at times and I wouldn't be surprised if there was more lift stoppages around the region than just those reported early morning. By late afternoon rain has started falling and it was pretty heavy at times in the evening. Last time I looked last night it was sleet falling and a thin white layer on the ground.
I was in Yuzawa just a short while ago but back in Minamiuonuma now where there's just 2cm of snow on the top of the cars that have been parked overnight. There has been more snowfall in Yuzawa, about 10cm in places, and both Kagura and Maiko Snow Resort this morning are reporting 20cm of fresh snow.
The snow is pretty wet and heavy here so hopefully lighter as you get up higher on the mountains. Definitely worth checking out though I'd say.
There's a bit of blue sky over Minamiuonuma now but lots of cloud still hanging over Yuzawa. The forecast is just for cloudy skies for the day but if here is anything to go by it might end up being a fine day.
Moderate winds again this morning, though northerly this time. Tashiro is going to be closed again today and Kagura only open from Mitsumata Ropeway to Kagura Number 1 Romance lift - they might open more if the winds die down.
Other than that places seem to be going to open normally. GALA Yuzawa will be open.
Tomorrow might get warmer again with clear and sunny skies possible.
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Official snow depths:
GALA Yuzawa:
440cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
330cm
Iwappara:
250cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
280cm
Kagura:
370cm
Kandatsu Kogen:
370cm
Maiko Snow Resort:
370cm (upper)
240cm (lower)
Naeba:
280cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
301cm
Yuzawa Kogen:
300cm (Kogen)
250cm (Nunoba)
Yuzawa Nakazato:
235cm
Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Monday 2nd March 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1217cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 10cm reported on 1 day |
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.