Yuzawa Now: Monday 30th April 2018
- Apr 30, 2018
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 857cm
Posted on Monday 30th April 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
After a warm/hot day yesterday - a bit windy as well later on - it's going to be another fine day today. It won't be quite as hot and there's a bit more thin cloud around, but the sun is out and it feels warm.
Today is a national holiday and is the last day of the season for Naeba.
From tomorrow, it's just Kagura that will remain open.
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Planned resort operations - subject to change
Kagura
- Tashiro Ropeway plans to be at least part open until Sunday 6th May
- Mitsumata Ropeway and the main Kagura area plan to be at least part open until Sunday 27th May
- The Gezan downhill course to Mitsumata base is closed - take the Ropeway back to base
- The Gondola East Course at Tashiro is also closed
- The Mitsumata Family Course and Gondola Line are now only available as 'connecting courses'...
- ...use them to get back to the top Mitsumata Ropeway to get back to the car park
- You can also ride the Mitsumata Number 1 lift back down to the Ropeway
Official snow depths<
- Kagura area - 160cm
- Mitsumata area - 50cm
- Tashiro area - 90cm
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Naeba
- Today is the last day of the season at Naeba
- Just the upper Takenokodaira course area of Naeba is skiable
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Golden Week
Golden Week is a period from the end of April through early May containing a number of national holidays. Those holidays are as follows:
- 29th April is 'Showa Day' (Showa-no-hi), the birthday of former Emperor Showa
- 3rd May is 'Constitution Day' (Kenpo-kinenbi)
- 4th May is 'Greenery Day' (Midori-no-hi)
- 5th May is 'Children's Day' (Kodomo-no-hi)
What this means for 2018 is that most people will enjoy two long weekends - 3 days this upcoming weekend and then 4 days off the weekend after:
Long Weekend 1: Saturday 28th April - Monday 30th April
Long Weekend 2: Thursday 3rd - Sunday 6th May
Some people may even be lucky enough to have/take Tuesday and Thursday off next week, giving them a long 9 day holiday!
The weather is often really good over the Golden Week period and of course the end of Golden Week is also the end of ski lift operations at Tashiro, but Kagura plans to remain open beyond that date through until later in May.
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Monday 30th April 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 857cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 162cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 11cm reported on 3 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm 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.