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Yuzawa Now: Thursday 30th November 2017

  • Nov 30, 2017
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 14cm

Posted on Thursday 30th November 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


It was raining quite heavily yesterday afternoon at times, apparently even higher up. It was rather dark too at times, all a bit gloomy. I was driving along Route 17 around 2:30pm and the temperature shown by the road was 12C.


This morning there's a lot of fog and low cloud and it is still a bit damp; though cloudy is what the forecast has lined up for us today. It's going to be colder than the last few days and colder still tomorrow.


Still not much snowfall on the forecast as it stands so we are going to have to remain patient. We still have a few weeks before a large number of the ski resorts in the area plan to be open, so plenty of time yet.


Poor visibility early on at Kagura.


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Currently planned opening at Kagura (subject to change):


- Kagura Ropeway

- Mitsumata Number 1 quad

- Mitsumata Number 3 romance lift

- Kagura Gondola

- Kagura Number 1 quad

- Kagura Number 4 romance lift

- Kagura Number 1 romance lift (* operating only on weekends)

- Kagura Number 3 romance lift (* operating at busy times)


- Almost all of the runs at Kagura and Mitsumata are open; park items by the Kagura Number 1 romance lift.


Official snow depth at Kagura:


- Kagura area: 110cm

- Mitsumata area: 60cm


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Other planned opening dates for ski resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma:


Saturday 9th December 2017

Iwappara

Kagura (via Tashiro)

Naeba

Joetsu Kokusai


Friday 15th December 2017

Maiko Snow Resort

Muica Snow Resort

Yuzawa Park


Saturday 16th December 2017

GALA Yuzawa

Kandatsu Kogen

Yuzawa Kogen

Yuzawa Nakazato


Thursday 21st December 2017

Ishiuchi Maruyama


Friday 22nd December 2017

NASPA Ski Garden


Saturday 23rd December 2017

Ipponsugi

Muikamachi Hakkaisan



Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Thursday 30th November 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (19th and 20th November) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days



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