Yuzawa Now: Thursday 5th December 2019
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 13cm
Posted on Thursday 5th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Last night Yuzawa were saying they were hoping for 20cm looking at the forecast, and they seem to be reporting 10cm. The Kagura quad is back working again, as is the 1500m long course.
The mountains are looking white again and in town areas there is a thin layer of snow in places. I think I can just about justify adding 1cm to the report this morning, as I feel that is representing the situation well.
Right now there is quite a lot of cloud, but some clearings in the cloud too. Even some sun peeking through in places. But the forecast does tell us to expect more snow so we'll just have to see what nature brings us...
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Kagura is currently part open:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am-5:00pm, last one up a 3:30pm)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad (8:00am-4:00pm)
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair (8:15am-4:30pm)
- Kagura Gondola (8:15am-4:00pm, last one up at 3:00pm)
- Kagura Number 1 quad (8:30am-3:30pm)
Note the times - opening a bit later on weekdays than over the weekend.
1500m of the main Kagura course is available for skiing/snowboarding. The Mitsumata Area is used as a connecting course.
Other ski resorts in the region are closed as we wait for snow (and planned opening dates!)
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Planned opening dates - subject to change of course depending on weather/snow conditions.
Now part open:
- Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Saturday 7th December 2019
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Naeba
Friday 13th December 2019
- Maiko Snow Resort
Saturday 14th December 2019
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (via Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Friday 20th December 2019
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Park
Saturday 21st December 2019
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Iwappara
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Wednesday 25th December 2019
- Itsukamachi
Thursday 26th December 2019
- Chateau Shiozawa
Saturday 28th December 2019
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Mt Granview
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 5th December 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 13cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (30th November) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 1cm 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.