Yuzawa Now: Sunday 4th January 2026
- Jan 4
- 2 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this seas 241cm
Posted on Sunday 4th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Some more snow since my report yesterday morning along with another 5cm or so overnight, so there's another 9cm to add to this report.
There's quite a lot of cloud to the north but, as of 7:45am, there's a lot of blue sky over Yuzawa. It looks like those clouds to the north might be moving over to us, but forecasts seem to indicate a generally clear morning.
The groomed slopes are looking very inviting in the early morning sunshine.
Back to some snow tomorrow perhaps, but also a chance of rain with some milder conditions. It would be great if we could avoid that.
The recent snow has been most welcome, but we're still low on snow and most ski areas are still not able to get 100% open.
Today will be the last day of the new year holidays for many people. We can usually expect places to get less busy in the afternoon as people start to make their way back home.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 4th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 241cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 85cm 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.