Yuzawa Now: Sunday 31st March 2024
- Mar 31, 2024
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 713cm
Posted on Sunday 31st March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
The clouds seem very reluctant to clear up at the moment!
Yesterday we had cloud, limited visibility and some spots of rain at times/in places, and this morning there is still lots of cloud around... and a damp feel (though it is not actually raining right now).
Very limited visibility at the moment in some higher areas (as you can see on the GALA webcam image below).
We are probably not going to get any sun today, but at least it doesn't feel windy. Hopefully it won't rain, but it feels like it might.
Curious weather these last few days.
The Tashiro Area of Kagura remains closed today because of Ropeway issues, and the top Number 5 lift is also closed (due to poor visibility and avalanche risk).
So today is the last day of the season for the following ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma:
Iwappara
Joetsu Kokusai
Maiko Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Nakazato Snow Wood
NASPA Ski Garden
Yuzawa Nakazato
Yuzawa Park
This time last month it didn't feel like they would make it this far, but thanks to the snowfall in March... they have!
Ipponsugi Snow Park (which is now basically just a playing area with the ski lift not operating) might actually still remain open until next week depending on conditions. (Apologies for including it in the list yesterday).
Kagura, GALA Yuzawa, Ishiuchi Maruyama, Kandatsu Snow Resort, Naeba and Yuzawa Kogen will continue... more details on operations of those ski areas will be added to the report tomorrow.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 170cm
The Central Area and most of the Northern Area are open
The Southern Area, lift connections with Yuzawa Kogen and Ishiuchi Maruyama and the downhill Falcon course are now closed for the season
Planned closing date: Monday 6th May 2024
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 90cm (mid)
The Main Entrance is open with five lifts operating (including Sunrise Express)
The other two bases are now closed for the season
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th April 2024
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 40cm
The central to summit area is open with four lifts operating
The lower section is now closed for the season
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Planned closing date: Today
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 80cm (top)
The main base and Panorama areas are open
The Atema and Osawa bases are now closed for the season
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Planned closing date: Today
Kagura
Official snow depth: 190cm (top), 140cm (base)
Planned closing date: Monday 6th May 2024 (Tashiro Area)
Planned closing date: Sunday 19th May 2024 (Kagura Area via Mitsumata)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 120cm
Planned closing date: Sunday 21st April 2024
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 140cm (top), 30cm (lower)
The top Okusoechi area remains open (serviced by the gondola)
The Nagamine and Maiko areas are now closed for the season
Planned closing date: Today
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 60cm (base)
Planned closing date: Today
Naeba
Official snow depth: 130cm (top), 50cm (base)
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th April 2024
See our Naeba Now report for more details
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 80cm
Planned closing date: Today
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 120cm (top), 30cm (base)
The top connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season
Planned closing date: Sunday 7th April 2024
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 60cm
Two lifts remain operating
Planned closing date: Today
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 70cm
Three lifts remain operating
Planned closing date: Today
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Sunday 31st March 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 713cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 January 2024 snowfall 306cm reported on 15 days February 2024 snowfall 79cm reported on 12 days March 2024 snowfall 177cm reported on 16 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.