Yuzawa Now: Monday 30th March 2026
- Mar 30
- 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 917cm
Posted on Monday 30th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Update
Tomorrow is going to be windy by the looks and we can expect lift disruption - at the time of my update, both GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama have said that they will not be opening tomorrow. Others might be affected. With rain too, it's not going to be nice out there anyway!
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Good morning from Yuzawa.
It's a bright and sunny and very warm morning. The temperature shown by the side of Route 17 about 15 minutes ago was 18C. It's due to warm up to over 20C today for the first time this year.
Rain is expected tomorrow.
Yesterday was the last day of the snow season for the following ski areas:
- Iwappara
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Sorry, Nakazato Snow Wood was in the list by accident yesterday... it is open today, but today is the last day.
The following ski areas are open on a limited basis (just about!) until tomorrow:
- Ipponsugi
- Naspa Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Park
After tomorrow, we'll be left with GALA Yuzawa, Yuzawa Kogen, Kandatsu Snow Resort, Joetsu Kokusai, Kagura and Naeba.
That snow remaining in the shaded corner of my garden... I think it might last a few more hours!
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
150cm
Notes:
The Central Area and the main part of the Northern Area remain open
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
100cm
Notes:
Part open
Floodlit night skiing on Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm)
The planned closing date is Sunday 5th April
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
80cm
Notes:
5 lifts and 9 runs remain open
The planned closing date is Sunday 5th April
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 220cm
Notes:
The planned closing date is Sunday 17th May (Kagura via Mitsumata Ropeway)
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
105cm
Notes:
Part open
The planned closing date is Sunday 19th April
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 50cm
Notes:
Part open
The planned closing date is Sunday 5th April
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
85cm
Notes:
Part open
The planned closing date is Tuesday 31st March
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 130cm
Base: 60cm
Notes:
Kogen area open
The planned closing date is Sunday 5th April
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 30th March 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 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.