Yuzawa Now: Friday 30th January 2026
- Jan 30
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 50cm
Snowfall at base this seas 722cm
Posted on Friday 30th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
We sure seem to have a lot of snow now!
The last week or so, in particular, has really brought us a lot and it has piled up very nicely; without any warmth or rain to spoil the snowy goodness.
In fact, with todays haul, the observed snowfall for January 2026 makes it the most ever in January (since our records started in 2012-2013 season). There's going to be more to report, tomorrow, too. This has almost sneaked up on us.
Anyway, yes, since yesterday and after two clearings of the measuring spot, our observed snowfall number is a tidy 50cm. In Minamiuonuma just to the north, it's well over 60cm.
Yuzawa Park reporting 38cm of fresh snow. (Well, done, Yuzawa Park! I can't find any other numbers reported by ski areas).
I actually had to go over to Tokamachi city yesterday. They have serious amounts of snow over there; more than Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. Until now I had only been looking at the snow maps etc, but seeing it in person was fun. Roads were pretty dangerous, though. Still, we're doing well here too.
It is still snowing this morning but only lightly at the moment. At times there has even been a hint of light blue behind the clouds and it has been relatively bright, but that is probably temporary (if forecasts are correct).
Only the Mitsumata Area of Kagura open today due to strong winds. Other ski areas appear to be opening but there may be some delays as they deal with all the snow.
There should be more to report tomorrow to give us our snowfall total for January 2026.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Friday 30th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 722cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 566cm reported on 22 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.