Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 30th April 2014
- Apr 30, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 833cm
Posted on Wednesday 30th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
So, the last day of April. And back to a mid Golden Week weekday - meaning it's not a national holiday today.
Something of a wind blowing about yesterday and overnight, with a few spots of rain later in the evening. This morning it's bright but cloudy, and some light rain falling again. Forecast is for cloud and sometimes light rain for today and probably through tomorrow as well.
Unfortunately, wind again this morning is preventing GALA Yuzawa from opening today - it will be closed for the day. That means that the only place open today is Kagura (at the time of writing they seem to be opening as planned - may be good idea to check with them if you plan on being there).
The good news is that it should be clear and fine weather conditions for the 4 day long weekend coming up (Saturday to Tuesday).
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Current planned resort operations:
3rd-6th May only:
Naeba (Takenokodaira and Daishamen slopes - may change depending on snow conditions)
Daily until 6th May:
GALA Yuzawa (Central and part of North Area)
Kagura (Tashiro area)
Daily until 25th May:
Kagura (Mitsumata and main Kagura area)
All other resorts in the region are now closed for the season.
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Official resort snow depths @ Wednesday 30th April 2014, AM:
Naeba:
90cm
Kagura (Tashiro):
240cm
Kagura (Mitsumata):
290cm
Gala Yuzawa:
130cm
Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Wednesday 30th April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 833cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 191cm reported on 12 days April 2014 snowfall 5cm 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.