Yuzawa Now: Saturday 4th April 2015
- Apr 4, 2015
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 1302cm
Posted on Saturday 4th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There were some really stunning views of a thick 'sea of clouds' hanging over the Minamiuonuma valley areas this morning, as the day started off with thick fog and low cloud.
That cleared to eventually leave us with more blue skies and sunny conditions here today... not as warm though with temperatures just about getting into double digits.
A bit of a wind starting up during the day and as of just before 2pm now I am hearing that Gala Yuzawa might be closing due to the wind conditions.
Currently it looks like we might not get as much rain as we have been expecting for tomorrow too, most likely it will be falling in the morning. Tomorrow will probably end up a bit warmer than today though.
After that a good chance of more rain early in the week and colder temps. but clearer skies are forecast mid-week onwards.
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Official snow depths:
GALA Yuzawa:
360cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
210cm
Iwappara:
125cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
240cm
Kagura:
350cm
Kandatsu Kogen:
290cm
Maiko Snow Resort:
260cm (upper)
140cm (lower)
Naeba:
240cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
217cm
Yuzawa Nakazato:
145cm
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Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region
Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions.
Resorts not mentioned below are now closed.
Open until Sunday April 5th:
- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Wood
Open until Sunday April 12th:
- Maiko Snow Resort (*daily until April 5th, then open on April 11th and 12th)
Open until Sunday April 19th:
- NASPA Ski Garden (*weekends only from April 5th, closed weekdays)
Open until Wednesday May 6th:
- Naeba (*weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th], closed weekdays)
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
Open until Sunday May 31st:
- Kagura (Mitsumata)
Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm 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.