Yuzawa Now: Friday 31st December 2021
- Dec 31, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 46cm
Snowfall at base this seas 321cm
Posted on Friday 31st December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Another 46cm of snow to report to you in this last report of the year. The total observed snowfall for the season so far is 321cm. That is not as much as the mad December we got last year, but still an impressive number and the ski areas will be happy. Let's see if we can keep up the snowfall regularly through the season and have a really consistent one. And a late spring!
Here is how much fresh snowfall ski areas are reporting this morning:
Kagura: 60cm
Yuzawa Kogen: 50cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 40cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 40cm
Excellent!
It is still snowing with a lot more forecast to fall today and tomorrow. So expect another big number tomorrow.
Limited visibility for the most part, so
Some lifts are going to be delayed today as the ski areas cope with the snow. Looks like Iwappara are not opening their top quad this morning as a safety measure.
Anyway, see you in 2022.
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All information is manually checked each morning and is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Lifts operating:
The gondola and all of the (4) lifts in the Central Area are now operating.
The Victoria quad and Tilbury triple lifts in the North Area are open.
Courses open:
All courses in the Central Area now open
Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan, Super Swan and Roman Holiday A in the North Area are open
Yuki asobi park
Official snow depth:
180cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
40cm
Lifts operating:
Most lifts and areas now open
Official snow depth:
200cm
Iwappara
Lifts operating:
Summit area closed today due to heavy snowfall
Official snow depth:
180cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Lift & course info:
All areas are now open
Official snow depth:
200cm
Kagura
60cm
Lift & course info:
Almost all open
22/32 courses open
11/19 lifts open
Official snow depth:
Top: 200cm
Base: 150cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Lift & course info:
All lifts operating and most courses are open
Official snow depth:
160cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
40cm
Lift & course info:
All courses now open
Official snow depth:
230cm (top)
180cm (lower)
Naeba
Lift & course info:
19/24 courses open
8/12 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
160cm (top)
130cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
Lifts operating:
All lifts operating and all courses open
Official snow depth:
190cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Reported snowfall (by the ski area):
50cm
Lift & course info:
All areas open.
Official snow depth:
180cm (top)
100cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
Operating lifts:
All lifts operating
Official snow depth:
145cm
Yuzawa Park
Operating lifts:
All lifts operating
Official snow depth:
180cm
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Other ski areas
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi
Muica Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Nakazato Snow Wood
Tuesday 28th December 2021
Mt Granview
Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 31st December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 321cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 76cm (28th December) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm 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.