Yuzawa Now: Saturday 5th April 2014
- Apr 5, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 22, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 833cm
Posted on Saturday 5th April 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Lots of rain yesterday and strong winds at times.
How about that snow? Yes, we have had a sprinkling of snow down here in town overnight with Kagura reporting up to 10cm and Maiko Snow Resort reporting 5-10cm on the slopes. So there's a fairly thin layer on top of the spring conditions this morning for those getting out early.
As I write this report, sun is shining through the clouds and it is snowing lightly. The sun bit is new over the last 10 minutes or so, and it feels like conditions might be about to clear up.
Weather is forecast to be unsettled today and tomorrow, so we might get a bit more snowfall through tomorrow.
From Monday onwards, spring warmth is due to return along with sunny conditions.
It's the last weekend for a bunch of skijo in the region as noted below.
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Planned resort closing dates in the region:
Until 6th April:
Ipponsugi
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Iwappara
Joetsu Kokusai
Maiko Snow Resort - but open again on 12th/13th April
Nakazato Snow Wood
Yuzawa Nakazato
NASPA Ski Garden
Until 6th May:
Naeba (weekends only from 7th April)
GALA Yuzawa
Kagura (Tashiro)
Until 25th May:
Kagura (Mitsumata)
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These resorts are already closed:
Chateux Shiozawa
Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Itsukamachi
Ludens Yuzawa
Mt Granview
Muikamachi Hakkai-san
Muikamachi Ski Resort
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Park
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Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 5th April 2014, AM:
Naeba:
150cm
Kagura (Tashiro):
300cm
Kagura (Mitsumata):
350cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
160cm
Gala Yuzawa:
260cm
Iwappara:
100cm
Yuzawa Nakazato:
110cm
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Maiko Snow Resort:
180cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
160cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
150cm
Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Saturday 5th April 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 833cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 191cm reported on 12 days April 2014 snowfall 5cm 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.