Yuzawa Now: Monday 4th January 2021
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 559cm
Posted on Monday 4th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There was some snow during the day yesterday though it cleared up with some blue sky and sunshine in the afternoon.
Just 4cm of snow measured since the report yesterday. Kagura are reporting 2-3cm and Maiko reporting just a dusting overnight.
The 'Yuzawa Snow Link' lift and course connections are now open. That means that the Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa and the pair lift connecting GALA Yuzawa with Ishiuchi Maruyama are now operating. That also means that part of the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is also now open, though not fully (Batman and Eliza are open in that area).
It has been snowing lightly this morning but as of 8:45am it seems like it is easing off and it is getting brighter. There are blue skies appearing just to the north of Yuzawa. It feels like it might be clearing up and this report will be out of date soon after it appears! And we can probably expect at least some sunshine tomorrow. Would be perfect if the sun doesn't warm things up too much.
Conditions should be excellent this morning.
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GALA Yuzawa
The Southern Area is now open and all lifts operating
The link with Yuzawa Kogen and Ishiuchi Maruyama is also now open
Official snow depth:
300cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
The link with GALA Yuzawa is now open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 270cm
Iwappara
Summit quad lift back up and running
Official snow depth:
240cm
Joetsu Kokusai
15 lifts and 20 courses open
Official snow depth:
240cm
Kagura
Top Kagura Number 5 pair lift opening delayed
No confirmed opening date for that lift currently available
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 230cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
210cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 275cm
Base: 200cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 200cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
255cm
Naeba
Top area closed, but the Number 2 gondola and Takenokodaira pair lift are operating
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 100cm
Yuzawa Kogen
The link with GALA Yuzawa is now open
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 220cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth:
265cm
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Monday 4th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 559cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 106cm 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.