Yuzawa Now: Saturday 4th February 2017
- Feb 4, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 665cm
Posted on Saturday 4th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
And it is a lovely start to the day. Bright blue skies all around and the sun out. Sunscreen recommended today.
Yesterday it did continue snowing for most of the day but it didn't really amount to much in terms of new cm (3cm). The clouds obviously cleared up overnight leaving us with this beautiful morning.
It's a chilly start but going to fairly quickly warm up somewhat today, perhaps to 4C (and possibly more) later on. Not too much please.
Tomorrow should be a bit colder but it might well rain a bit later in the day before turning into snow. Snow is forecast for Monday through Tuesday though so we will be getting our top-up at that time.
Today is almost certainly going to be a busy weekend at the popular resorts. Some of the smaller places are still quite quiet on a busy weekend though... worth checking out all of the resort info for all of the resorts in region, if only to learn about new places.
A fantastic day to be out on the slopes.
See you tomorrow.
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From today the top Number 5 lift at Kagura will close at 2pm, rather than 12 noon. (That 12 noon closing time was always curious!)
Also, the South Area of GALA Yuzawa is open as normal today.
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Official snow depth information as of Saturday 4th February 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 330cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 250cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 200cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 280cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 330cm
Mitsumata - 280cm
Tashiro - 300cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 265cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 285cm
Base - 150cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 300cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 260cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 240cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 320cm
Base - 230cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 180cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 665cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 49cm reported on 4 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.