Yuzawa Now: Saturday 30th January 2021
- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 58cm
Snowfall at base this seas 793cm
Posted on Saturday 30th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
For a while there yesterday it felt like we might miss out on the heavy snow, but it started snowing mid to late morning and by evening there was just over 30cm of it to clear. And this morning there is an additional 26cm, giving us a total of 58cm since yesterday morning. Nice.
Here is the amounts of snow that ski areas are reporting this morning:
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 70cm
Iwappara: 40-50cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 40cm
It's a shame that Kagura aren't reporting during their 'closed' period as there might be a very impressive number up there...
So we got our thick later of fresh snow which is great news.
Wind was an issue yesterday (and probably partly accounts for there being more/less fresh snow in different places) and while it is not too bad this morning some issues remain.
GALA Yuzawa is planning on being fully open again this morning.
NASPA Ski Garden will have all their lifts operating this morning (they originally planned to have one quad rested).
The Gondola and top area at Maiko Snow Resort are on hold at the start of the day due to wind conditions, and the gondola/6-seater lift at Ishiuchi Maruyama will be operating with gondola cabins only (handy feature, that!)
Other than that, ski areas are saying that while there might be some slower lifts (due to the wind), they are otherwise going to be opening as planned this morning.
The forecast is for snow through the day today, though we have very likely already seen the heaviest snow for this particular snow storm. The snow clouds should remain over the region into tomorrow and then much clearer skies are due on Monday.
It would be great if everyone could get to enjoy a good weekend - skiers, snowboarders, playing-in-the-snow'ers, ski areas, hotels, ski schools... and everyone else involved!
Take care, stay safe and have a good Saturday.
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GALA Yuzawa
All courses and all lifts plan to open
Official snow depth:
270cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
All areas plan to be open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 260cm
Iwappara
Base to summit areas plan to be open
Official snow depth:
240cm
Joetsu Kokusai
13 courses open in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas
Official snow depth:
250cm
Kagura
Currently closed
Kandatsu Snow Resort
All courses and lifts plan to be open
Official snow depth:
210cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Gondola and top area on hold at start of the day
Official snow depth:
Top: 270cm
Base: 180cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Currently closed
NASPA Ski Garden
All courses and all lifts plan to be open
Official snow depth:
170cm
Naeba
Currently closed
Yuzawa Kogen
Ropeway and top area might be closed depending on weather
Official snow depth:
Top: 220cm
Base: 180cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
275cm
Yuzawa Park
Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
190cm
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Various announced changes to operations at ski areas:
Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas.
GALA Yuzawa:
The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open.
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Iwappara:
On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged.
Kagura:
All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Joetsu Kokusai:
The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February.
Muikamachi Hakkaisan:
Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Naeba:
Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
NASPA Ski Garden:
The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February.
Yuzawa Park:
Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January).
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 30th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 793cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 340cm reported on 14 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.