Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 1039cm
Posted on Wednesday 3rd April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It really does feel like winter again at the moment. There's fresh snow on the roads and there is snow hanging on the trees. It's cold too.
Get this - Kagura yesterday were reporting 40cm (40cm!!) (!) of fresh snowfall.
And this morning it looks like they are reporting 50cm. Ishiuchi Maruyama are reporting 40cm. These are really big numbers.
It was snowing (mostly) on and (sometimes) off for most of the day yesterday and there is a good layer fresh snowfall on the ground around town since yesterday. To the north in Minamiuonuma, a friend has just told me there's more than 30cm on the top of their car this morning.
I haven't taken a look back at the archives of late but I can't remember an early April like this.
It is still snowing and it is due to be snowing for at least this morning, perhaps easing off later in the day or tonight. And tomorrow we can expect clearer skies, sunshine and warmer temperatures.
So might this snowfall be the last of the season? I think possibly yes, but you never know... and the forecast does still show signs of some more potential snow. Let's see. For now, those lucky enough to time a visit at the moment - well done!
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Today is the last day of the season for the Yuzawa Nakazato resort. I bet they didn't think that they'd be serving up fresh snow on this last day!
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 260cm (official snow depth)
- The Central Area and part of the Northern Area remain open
- The lift connections between GALA Yuzawa and Yuzawa Kogen and Ishiuchi Maruyama are now closed
Iwappara
- 110cm (official snow depth)
- All areas remain open
Kagura
- Kagura: 260cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata Area: 200cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro Area: 230cm (official snow depth)
Kandatsu Kogen
- 200cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 120cm (official snow depth)
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Top: 150cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 90cm (official snow depth)
- Access via the Chuo base area
- The lift connection between the top area and the North Area of GALA Yuzawa resort is now closed
Joetsu Kokusai
- 150cm (official snow depth)
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Planned closing dates for each ski resort in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma (subject to change)
Until Wednesday 3rd April
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Until Sunday 7th April
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort (* note: closed from 1st through 5th April)
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Until Sunday 21st April
- Kandatsu Kogen
Until Monday 6th May
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro Ropeway)
Until Sunday 26th May
- Kagura (via Mitsumata Ropeway)
Already closed
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Itsukamachi
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Naeba
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Park
- Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd April 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 1039cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 63cm (22nd January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 523cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 190cm reported on 14 days March 2019 snowfall 50cm reported on 6 days April 2019 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 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.