Yuzawa Now: Saturday 2nd March 2024
- Mar 2, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this seas 559cm
Posted on Saturday 2nd March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa. And a very good morning it is!
We have fresh snow, and a decent amount of it too... around town too. Actually, there's a very mid-winter like scene outside just now. Snow falling very nicely, 20+cm of fresh, nice and cold...
Our Yuzawa measurement of fresh snowfall at 8am is 23cm and our measurement to the north of Ishiuchi is 18cm.
Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 20-30cm of fresh snow on the mountain and Yuzawa Kogen is also mentioning 30cm.
Kagura is mentioning... Tashiro Area being closed today, as well as the Number 1 quad and Number 5 pair lift on hold. I'd love to know how much snow they got up there, but they're not saying. (They are keen to let us know about some free soup that will be served at Tashiro Ropeway from 2pm tomorrow. Important information!)
There are a few events going on around town this evening, including some yummy street food (station east exit) and a 'project mapping and light event' on the lower slopes of Yuzawa Kogen (what used to be known as Nunoba, close to Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway).
There will be fireworks too.
Like I said, kind of feels like mid-winter this morning. The fresh snow is very, very welcome and let's hope we can get more. There is more snow due across the next few days. This 'almost normal' kind of feeling is a good one. :)
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 150cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama is available
The Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen is available
The downhill Falcon course is closed
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 100cm (mid)
The connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 85cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
The lower areas are now closed
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 140cm (top)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Kagura
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 130cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 125cm
Night skiing until 2:00am tomorrow morning
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 160cm (top), 40cm (lower)
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 200cm (top), 55cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 110cm (top), 50cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
See our Naeba Now report
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 100cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 130cm (top), 40cm (base)
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is available
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 95cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 90cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 2nd March 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 559cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 306cm reported on 15 days February 2024 snowfall 79cm reported on 12 days March 2024 snowfall 23cm 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.