Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 30th December 2025
- Dec 30, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 156cm
Posted on Tuesday 30th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
After some fine weather yesterday and fairly mild conditions after the cold start to the day, we start this morning with some ominous looking clouds... and spots of rain. (It might be trying to snow higher up).
The good news is that we are still looking forward to snow tomorrow and this time perhaps it might keep snowing for several days. We'll have to see just how much.
The minimal snow base is just about enabling some lower level ski areas to be part open, with patches of ground showing through in places. Ski areas at higher elevations are faring better, as you would expect. But several days of consistent and sometimes heavy snow (please) is what everyone needs right now.
So while it's certainly not exciting conditions this morning, we do have something to look forward to across the next few days.
Tashiro Ropeway over at Kagura Ski Area had some kind of problem yesterday and it will also be closed today. So the Tashiro Area of Kagura is unavailable today. Let's hope they can fix whatever the problem is quickly.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
90cm
Notes:
The Central Area and Northern Area are both fully open
The connection in the Northern Area with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open
The Southern Area (and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen) is not yet open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
40cm
Notes:
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open
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Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
30cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
60cm
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 140cm
Base: 90cm
Notes:
Both of the base areas (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are generally open
However, there is a problem with Tashiro Ropeway and so the Tashiro Area of the resort is closed today
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
125cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 60cm
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 90cm
Base: 60cm
Notes:
The Dragondola connection between Naeba and the Tashiro Area (Kagura) is closed today; the Tashiro Area is closed due to a problem with the Tashiro Ropeway
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
60cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: 20cm
Notes:
The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
30cm
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Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
25cm
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 30th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 156cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 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.