Yuzawa Now: Monday 6th April 2026
- Apr 6
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Monday 6th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
And after a spell of less than great weather* it has been a beautiful morning. Clear blue skies and sunshine... and very warm.
As of 10am, it's around 18C in town and it might get as warm as 24C later on!
And we are down to three ski areas that remain open... Kagura, GALA Yuzawa and Kandatsu.
From today, GALA is on 'spring operations', and opening from 8:30am with only the Chuo section remaining available. There have been no announcements, but it seems increasingly unlikely they will be able to remain open as long as planned. Almost certainly not until the end of Golden Week. Will let you know when there is any news.
Kandatsu has already announced that it will be closing tomorrow (Tuesday) rather than the original planned closing date of 19th April.
(* Having said that, I have heard people talking about some fresh snow up at Kagura while it was raining down below - and as much as 5cm or so... though can't find anything about that being mentioned by the ski area itself).
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
80cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: Gondola, Sociable quad, Barouche quad and Coach pair lift (Central Area only).
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May.
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 150cm
Notes:
Lifts: 12 of 17 lifts remain open with both Mitsumata and Tashiro Ropeways operating.
The Tashiro Area (and Tashiro Ropeway) plans to be open until 7th May.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May.
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
50cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: A lift and C lift.
The planned closing date is TOMORROW (originally planned date was Sunday 19th April).
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All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region have now closed.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 6th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 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.