Yuzawa Now: Monday 5th May 2014
- May 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 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 833cm
Posted on Monday 5th May 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Cloudy at the moment, but there's a bit of sun shining through my window as I write this as well. Still, the forecast for the day is cloud and rain showers. For tomorrow, we should have more sun and no rain but perhaps still cloud.
Tomorrow is of course the last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa and Naeba, as well as the Tashiro Ropeway (and Tashiro area) of the Kagura resort.
Unfortunately, GALA Yuzawa is not opening today due to the quite strong winds forecast up there. Hopefully they will be able to open tomorrow.
Impressively, the whole of Kagura will officially remain open until tomorrow, according to the resort. Not bad going - especially considering the various ups and downs of the season in terms of weather and snow. It goes to show that Kagura is less affected by those than resorts nearer town...
Daishamen course at Naeba remains open, but the snow is getting thin on the ground and course narrow in places.
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Current planned resort operations:
Until tomorrow:
GALA Yuzawa (Most of Central and part of North Area)
Kagura (Tashiro area)
Naeba (Takenokodaira and Daishamen slopes - this may change depending on snow conditions)
Until 25th May:
Kagura (the main Kagura area via Mitsumata)
All other resorts in the region are closed for the season.
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Official resort snow depths @ Monday 5th May 2014, AM:
Kagura (Tashiro):
210cm
Kagura (Mitsumata):
270cm
Gala Yuzawa:
90cm
Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 5th May 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 May 2014 snowfall 0cm |
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.