Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 3rd January 2017
- Jan 3, 2017
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 147cm
Posted on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday was one of those way-too-nice days again, with an almost spring like feel to it. Can we have no more of them until April please?!
Overnight we were hoping for some snow - and it is snowing lightly right now this morning but just a dusting or a bit more accumulation at town level until now. It's not particularly cold and temperature is forecast to remain between 1C and 3C during the day today; definitely an improvement on yesterday.
Here is the fresh snowfall that is being reported from resorts this morning...
Naeba: 5-10cm
Kagura: 10cm at Kagura and 5cm at the Mitsumata and Tashiro areas
Maiko Snow Resort: 0cm at base; up to 15cm at thee top Okusoeji area
...so there is fresh snow up on higher elevations. Head high!
Snow is forecast tomorrow and Thursday as well so let's see how it all shapes up. Fingers crossed everyone.
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Resort-specific info as of Tuesday 3rd January 2017
GALA Yuzawa
11 courses in the Central and North areas are open as well as the sledding area.
Official snow depth: 120cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Lifts from all three base areas are now operating and most course areas are available.
Nighta operations have also started.
Official snow depth: 70cm
Iwappara
Iwappara is part open. 7 lifts and 14 courses are open - mostly mid to upper areas.
Nighta is now available.
Official snow depth: 40cm
Joetsu Kokusai
13 lifts are operating and 11 courses are open in front of the hotel and in the Panorama and Atema areas.
Official snow depth: 40cm
Kagura
All areas of Kagura are open.
The top Kagura Number 5 lift is now open (from 9am until noon on holidays and weekends and from 9:30am on weekdays).
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 170cm
Mitsumata - 150cm
Tashiro - 130cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Kandatsu Kogen is now mostly open and five lifts operating.
Official snow depth: 85cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Due to the snow conditions, the lower Nagamine area is closed but the Okusoeji area and a small part of the Maiko area remain open.
Reporting up to 15cm of fresh snow at Okusoeji.
10 lifts and 14 courses are available.
'Nighta' (floodlit night skiing) operations at Maiko Snow Resort have started.
Official snow depth:
Upper - 110cm
Base - 20cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
The Ropeway, Number 1 and 3 romance pair lifts are operating.
Official snow depth: 60cm
Naeba
Most lifts operating. Please see Naeba Now report for more specific details.
Official snow depth: 90cm
NASPA Ski Garden
NASPA Ski Garden is open. All lifts are operating and all courses (apart from the mogul course) are open.
Official snow depth: 75cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen is mostly open including the lower Nunoba area.
All lifts operating.
Official snow depth:
Top - 110cm
Base - 40cm
Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Park is part open with the Number 7 lift operating.
Official snow depth: 30cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Yuzawa Nakazato is open with all lifts operating.
Official snow depth: 45cm
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'Nighta' (floodlit night operations)
Below are details of the planned 'nighta' operations at ski and snowboards resorts around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma this season.
This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions.
*** Please note that this section will not be updated every day.
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Daily until 19th March 2017.
Nighta is from 5pm until 8:50pm.
The Chuo Number 1, Chuo Number 2 and Kanko Number 3 Express lifts are open daily.
The Kanko Number 1 Express lift, Hatsukaishi Entrance lift and Hatsukaishi Number 2 pair lifts are also open on weekends and holidays.
Iwappara
Daily until 20th March 2017.
Nighta is from 5pm until 9pm on Saturdays and until 8pm on weekdays and Sundays.
The Main course, Grand course and West courses are open during nighta.
Joetsu Kokusai
Daily until 20th March 2017.
Nighta is from 5pm until 9pm.
The area in front of the main base hotel is open for nighta.
Kandatsu Kogen
'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night') is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays between 29th December 2016 and 1st April 2017.
The nighta opening times on those days is from 6pm until 4am the following morning.
Maiko Snow Resort
Daily from 28th December 2016 until 19th March 2017.
Nighta is from 4pm until 8pm.
The Maiko center quad lift on the Maiko Side of the resort operates for nighta.
Naeba
Daily until 26th March 2017.
Nighta is from 4pm until 8:30pm.
Part of the lower area of the resort is usually open for nighta.
NASPA Ski Garden
'Thanks' (extended) opening on Saturdays in December, January and February and also on 23rd December and from 30th December until 8th January 2017.
On those days the Number 1 lift is open until 6pm.
Yuzawa Nakazato
Every Saturday from 7th January until 11th March 2017, 29th December until 3rd January, 8th January 2017.
Nighta is from 5pm until 8:30pm.
The Number 2 pair lift operates during nighta.
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 3rd January 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 147cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (11th and 30th December) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day |
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.