Yuzawa Now: Sunday 31st December 2023
- Dec 31, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 151cm
Posted on Sunday 31st December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It was a beauty of a day yesterday, though it warmed up to around 9C in town.
It has been just cloudy early on this morning but we are expecting some rain during the day. That should be changing to snow overnight into tomorrow morning. Let's see what Nature delivers.
Take a look at the second photo today (below). That is the lower section of NASPA Ski Garden near the centre of town. Clearly, fresh snow is needed... and it is needed very soon.
Higher areas are faring better in terms of snow cover (even if there isn't a whole lot of it at the moment). For example, as you can see from the GALA webcam (first photo), cover isn't an issue there.
Personally, I can't wait to be able to bring you exciting news of heavy snow. Let us hope that January delivers!
All the best for New Years Eve and see you on the other side.
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts open:
Diligence Gondola, all Central Area lifts and all but the Buggy lift in the Northern Area are open
Courses available:
All the Central Area courses are open
All the Northern Area courses apart from Super Swan and Roman Holiday B are open
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Operations:
11 lifts and 16 courses open
All three base areas are now open but there are restrictions
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Iwappara
Operations:
The central to summit area is open
The lower Number 1 pair lift is open to get to the open area
Official snow depth:
30cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Operations:
17 lifts and 15 courses open (mostly open)
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Kagura
Lifts open:
14 of 22 lifts operating
Most of Kagura is now available though several courses in the Tashiro Area are not yet available
The top Romance Number 5 lift is not yet open
Courses available:
22 of 30 runs open
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 40cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Operations:
4 lifts and 9 courses open
Official snow depth:
40cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
9 lifts and 16 courses open (both base areas are open and connected via the Shuttle pair lift)
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 25cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Operations:
All scheduled lifts and runs are open
The Number 2 pair lift and associated run is scheduled to be open on weekends, holidays and between 29th Dec and 3rd Jan
Official snow depth:
Top: 110cm
Base: 50cm
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Naeba
Operations:
8 lifts and 8 courses open
Dragondola connecting Naeba and the Tashiro Area of Kagura is operating
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: 20cm
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NASPA Ski Garden
Operations:
3 lifts (1, 4 and 5) and 6 courses open
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Operations:
5 lifts and 6 courses open
Both the Kogen and lower sections are open with some restrictions
Official snow depth:
Top: 40cm
Base: 30cm
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Operations:
5 lifts and 8 courses open
Official snow depth:
40cm
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Yuzawa Park
Operations:
2 lifts and 5 courses open
Official snow depth:
25cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 151cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 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.