Yuzawa Now: Saturday 6th December 2025
- Dec 6, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this seas 60cm
Posted on Saturday 6th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It is a truly beautiful morning here. There's clear blue skies and sunshine and with that lovely snow on the ground, of course.
14cm more fresh snow to report since yesterday morning. It was snowing quite heavily at times during the day yesterday before easing off in the evening.
Kagura now has a bunch of runs open including Giant, Technical and Panorama, so there's a fair amount of terrain to play in.
Joetsu Kokusai is on standby to open as soon as there is enough snow. (They are currently looking at Monday as a possible, but with the fine weather today and tomorrow that seems rather unlikely. Anyway, we'll keep you up to date on that as the days go on).
So, yes, we expect fine weather today and tomorrow with tomorrow possibly getting up to above 10C in town.
A word about the planned opening date of GALA Yuzawa. The ski area actually plans to be open 13th-19th December, but for sightseeing purposes only. Skiing and snowboarding will not be available during that period. I am told that even if there is a huge amount of snow during that period, skiing and snowboarding will still only start from 20th December.
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Ski area information for Saturday 6th December 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update.
All information is subject to change.
Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Lifts open:
- Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am)
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 quad
Courses available:
- Kagura main slope
- Kagura main slope bypass
- Giant
- Technical
- Panorama
- Gondola
- Gondola Line (used as connection with the Kagura area)
- Family (used as a connection with the Kagura area)
Official snow depth:
- Top: 60cm
- Base: 30cm
Notes:
- The Mitsumata run is open but used as a connection to get to the Kagura Area
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Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma.
All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
As soon as there is enough snow:
Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 12th December 2025:
Kandatsu Snow Resort (earlier than originally planned)
Saturday 13th December 2025:
Naeba
Yuzawa Kogen
Friday 19th December 2025:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 20th December 2025:
GALA Yuzawa
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro)
Maiko Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Wednesday 24th December 2025:
Muica Snow Resort
Late December 2025:
Chateau Shiozawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Nakazato Snow Wood
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 6th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 19cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 48cm reported on 4 days |
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.