Yuzawa Now: Sunday 30th April 2023
- Apr 30, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 28, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 795cm
Posted on Sunday 30th April 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
As expected, not great weather to start the day with some heavy rain early morning and what looks like foggy conditions up at Kagura. There might be some windy conditions up there too, though the ski area is opening as planned this morning.
Hopefully the rain will ease off this morning and the weather will improve.
Sun is expected tomorrow morning.
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Ski area information for Sunday 30th April 2023
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region (listed in alphabetical order).
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated every morning.
Planned closing dates are subject to change.
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
- 150cm (top)
- 30cm (base)
Lifts operating:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (7:30am-4:30pm)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift
- Kagura Number 1 quad lift
- Kagura Number 5 romance pair lift [closed today due to conditions]
- Tashiro Ropeway (7:30am-4:30pm)
- Tashiro Number 1 romance pair lift
- Tashiro Number 2 romance pair lift
- Tashiro Number 2 quad lift
- Tashiro Number 6 romance pair lift
- Tashiro Number 8 romance pair lift
Courses available:
- 19 of 32 courses
- The Mitsumata Area runs are now used as a 'connecting courses' to get to and back from the main Kagura Area
Planned closing dates:
- Tashiro Ropeway & Tashiro Area: Sunday 7th May 2023
- Mitsumata Ropeway & Kagura Area: Sunday 21st May 2023
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The following ski areas in Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma have now closed for the 2022-2023 season
- Chateau Shiozawa
- GALA Yuzawa
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Mt Granview
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Naeba
- Nakazato Snow Wood
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 30th April 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 795cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 437cm reported on 20 days February 2023 snowfall 224cm reported on 15 days March 2023 snowfall 11cm reported on 2 days April 2023 snowfall 0cm |
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.