Yuzawa Now: Friday 30th December 2022
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 28cm
Snowfall at base this seas 118cm
Posted on Friday 30th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good news too, this morning. Kagura, Yuzawa Kogen and Maiko Snow Resort are all reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall.
And I have just measured 28cm - and it's snowing quite handily at the moment too. We do have light snow forecast for the day. Would be great if it continued like this for a while. This overnight haul will have helped add some depth and conditions should be good.
The top Takenokoyama pair lift at Naeba is now open. And the downhill run at GALA Yuzawa is now open. In fact, we are getting to that point in the season where most ski areas are either fully open or nearly there. As such we'll make a few adjustments to the information presented in the report from tomorrow. (Sometimes too much detail can confuse!)
Oh yes, Kagura have announced that the top Number 5 lift will be opening from 1st January.
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts & courses:
6 lifts operating (Gondola, Coach pair, Barouche quad, Sociable quad, Phaeton pair, Victoria quad)
All of the Central Area is open
Part of the Northern Area is open (Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan, Super Swan)
The Falcon downhill courses is open
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lifts & courses:
All three base areas and most courses open
Night skiing until 8:00pm (Main Entrance area every day; Hatsukaishi Entrance normally only on Saturdays)
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Iwappara
Lifts & courses:
All main areas are open
Night skiing until 8:00pm (Number 1 and 2 pair lifts)
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Lifts & courses:
All main areas are open
The area in front of the hotel and Nagamine 1 and 3 courses are open for night skiing until 9:00pm
Official snow depth:
140cm (top)
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Kagura
Lifts & courses:
All main areas are open
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
90cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
30cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
4 lifts operating (A, B, C and D)
Most main courses now open
Open for night skiing (until 2:00am) on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before national holidays
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
10 lifts operating
Most courses now open
Official snow depth:
180cm (top)
60cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
30cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Lifts & courses:
All courses open
The top pair lift is only open on weekdays and holidays
Official snow depth:
150cm (top)
80cm (base)
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Naeba
Lifts:
Most areas now open
Night skiing until 8:30pm (Number 4 romance lift and Number 5 high speed lift)
Official snow depth:
120cm (top)
70cm (base)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
All main courses open
Official snow depth:
130cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Lifts & courses:
Mostly open
Official snow depth:
90cm (top)
30cm (base)
Snowfall reported by the ski area since yesterday:
30cm
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
8 courses open
Official snow depth:
100cm
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Yuzawa Park
Lifts & courses:
All lifts operating
Most courses open
Official snow depth:
80cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 30th December 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 118cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 118cm reported on 13 days |
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.