Yuzawa Now: Thursday 6th February 2025
- Feb 6, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 35cm
Snowfall at base this seas 757cm
Posted on Thursday 6th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Well, we did get a spell of blue skies for a short while yesterday morning and the snow generally held off until the evening. Interesting to see some regions to the north of us were getting some unusually large amounts of snow. Those regions are less prepared and much less excited at the prospect of heavy snow!
We have received a lot more overnight. At 8am this morning, another 35cm of snow has been cleared off the measuring point.
The only ski area that has declared snowfall numbers (as far as I can tell) is Maiko Snow Resort. They are saying 40-60cm.
It is currently about -3.5C in town.
If forecasts are to be believed, there is still a lot more snow coming across the coming days... even beyond the weekend and into next week. We could potentially be in for some seriously large numbers!
Ski areas are dealing with all this snow and again we can expect some opening delays or some lifts to be affected.
This morning the top Number 5 lift at Kagura ski area is closed due to avalanche risk and poor visibility.
GALA Yuzawa is open, but the Southern Area will again not be available today.
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Ski area information for Thursday 6th February 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report.
Ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma listed in alphabetical order.
All ski areas that plan to be open this season are now open.
All information is subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
380cm
The Northern Area connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama (Buggy lift) is open.
The Southern Area and the connection with Yuzawa Kogen (Landau Ropeway) is closed again today.
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
350cm
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Buggy lift) is open
Night skiing is planned daily until 1st March, and then on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays in March (until 8:00pm)
Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
265cm
Night skiing is planned daily (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays; until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
320cm
Night skiing is planned daily until 9:00pm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 380cm
Base: 330cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
320cm
Night skiing is planned for Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays (until 2:00am the following morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 385cm
Night skiing is planned in the Maiko Area at weekends
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 390cm
Base: 190cm
Naeba (* Daily reports from here)
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 210cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
300cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 390cm
Top: 270cm
The connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa (Landau Ropeway) is closed today
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
320cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
230cm
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 6th February 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 757cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 57cm (5th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 119cm reported on 5 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.