Yuzawa Now: Monday 5th May 2025
- May 5, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 7 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1243cm
Posted on Monday 5th May 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
6pm update:
Sad news to report this evening.
GALA Yuzawa has announced that the southerly winds forecast for tomorrow mean that the ski area will not be able to open. Effectively that means today was the last day of the ski season at GALA Yuzawa. Otsukaresama deshita.
Kagura ski area has also announced that the Tashiro Area will be closed tomorrow. A decision will be made tomorrow morning regarding the Mitsumata Ropeway and Kagura section of the ski area.
Original morning report:
Good morning.
It almost felt cold at times yesterday! Foggy conditions too, making it not feel like Golden Week at all!
Happily, today should be a big improvement and we should get to enjoy some clear skies, sunshine and warmth (though it might not get to 20C in town).
Tomorrow is the last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura.
Currently the forecast for tomorrow seems to be cloudy with a chance of rain. There also seems to be a fair chance of some blowy southerly winds again. Best to get some last turns in at GALA today as strong southerly winds might cause problems tomorrow. If there is any related news by late evening, we'll update this report.
Tomorrow will also be the last Yuzawa Now daily report of the season. Beyond tomorrow, we'll keep you informed of what is happening at Kagura a few times a week until it closes.
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Ski area information for Monday 5th May 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
All planned closing dates and scheduled operations information is subject to change.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 50cm
The Gondola and two lifts are operating (Diligence gondola, Barouche quad and Victoria quad)
Three courses in the Central Area are open (Entertainment, Edelweiss and Gigi)
Three courses in the Northern Area are open (Broadway, Swan and Super Swan)
The Snow Enjoyment Park and Quest Snow Park are open
The Southern Area, top Grenoble course and Falcon downhill course are now closed for the season
Spring season operating times are 8:00am until 4:00pm
Planned closing date: Tomorrow (Tuesday 6th May 2025) *** UPDATE: Closed tomorrow due to wind ***
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Kagura
Official snow depth: 300cm (top) / 220cm (base)
Both bases (Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway) are open
All sections of Kagura should be open with 24 of 30 runs available and 12 lifts operating
The top Number 5 lift at Kagura is now closed
The Dragondola lift connection between Tashiro and Naeba ski area is also closed for the season
The Ropeways are both open from 8:00am until 4:30pm (last one up at 3:00pm)
Planned closing date (Tashiro Ropeway): Tomorrow (Tuesday 6th May 2025)
Planned closing date (Kagura via Mitsumata Ropeway): Sunday 18th May 2025
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The following ski areas have now closed (for skiing/snowboarding) for the 2024-2025 season:
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Joetsu Kokusai
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Iwappara
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Naeba
Nakazato Snow Wood
NASPA Ski Garden
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
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Data as of Monday 5th May 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 66cm reported on 13 days April 2025 snowfall 0cm May 2025 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.