Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 5th May 2021
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1109cm
Posted on Wednesday 5th May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It was good to see some sunshine yesterday. It was bright and kind of hazy.
This morning is very mild, generally cloudy and there's a southerly wind. Unfortunately, that wind is preventing GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura from opening today. Today was of course supposed to be the last day of the season for both of those areas, so that presumably means that they effectively finished up for 20-21 at the end of yesterday. Disappointing, but a bit otsukaresama deshita to everyone involved.
The top lift at Kagura is also on hold this morning and there is a chance that more might be affected.
Kagura plans to remain open until Sunday 23rd May. There will be a Yuzawa Now report tomorrow and then updates from time to time until Kagura closes.
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Kagura
Kagura is part open
7 of 23 courses are available
7 lifts are operating
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May
Official snow depth:
Top: 150cm
Base: 20cm
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All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season.
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Wednesday 5th May 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day April 2021 snowfall 0cm May 2021 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.