Yuzawa Now: Friday 31st January 2025
- Jan 31, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 48cm
Snowfall at base this seas 638cm
Posted on Friday 31st January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
An excellent end to the month!
Yesterday there might not have been as much snow as we expected, even some sun at times, but Nature has delivered overnight.
First of all, this is how much fresh snow ski areas are reporting:
Kagura (Mitsumata): 50cm
Yuzawa Kogen: 50cm
Maiko Snow Resort: 40-50cm
48cm has just been cleared from our measuring point (since the report yesterday).
This is the full reset we were hoping for.
Ski areas are coping with all the snow early on and so some lifts might be delayed. The main and Tashiro Areas of Kagura are not going to be open today due to wind/weather, so only the Mitsumata Area will be open. Otherwise, all ski areas appear to be opening.
Update: The Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (and Landau Ropeway) is also closed today.
Limited visibility and some deep snow out there, so special care should be taken in these conditions.
The snow should ease off by tomorrow, leaving us with what is forecast to be a generally calmer weekend. (Mainly just cloudy or maybe a bit of sun at times).
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Ski area information for Friday 31st January 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order.
All ski areas that plan to be open this season are now open.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
310cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama (Buggy lift) and Southern Area connection with Yuzawa Kogen (Landau Ropeway) are open
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
290cm
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) is open
Night skiing is planned daily until 1st March, and then on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in March (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
220cm
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
270cm
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 360cm
Base: 320cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
270cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 320cm
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area at weekends
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 370cm
Base: 160cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 260cm
Base: 190cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
280cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 290cm
Top: 200cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) is now open
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
255cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
190cm
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 31st January 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 638cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (28th December) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 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.