Yuzawa Now: Monday 6th January 2020
- Jan 6, 2020
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this seas 84cm
Posted on Monday 6th January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Light snowfall on and off through the day yesterday, but again it wasn't the kind of snowfall that saw it building up on the ground around town.
Kagura are reporting 20cm of fresh snow since yesterday which is good to hear. It would seem that at the moment the snow is falling considerably more at higher elevations while at the same time we are definitely seeing less than usual in town and at lower elevations. Interesting, if not particularly exciting. While there is often more snow at higher elevations, of course, we are not used to the big contrast that we seem to have currently. Silly amounts of snow around town and by the side of roads is fun to see and a sign of heavy snowfall - would like to see some of that!
Other snowfall numbers I can find this morning are that Ishiuchi are reporting 3cm and Maiko are reporting 5-10cm.
I see Tashiro was closed for the day and the Prince Number 1 gondola closed around lunchtime yesterday due to weather/wind conditions over there. There should be no such problems today.
Maiko Snow Resort opened the Nagamine Number 2 quad lift yesterday, so you can now ski down to the base of that lift from the top area - though still need to get the Gondola back down to base.
Currently it is mostly cloudy with earlier light snow eased with. It should stay fairly cold through the day.
We are told to expect a few days of milder conditions tomorrow and Wednesday. Let's hope we can avoid the rain that is threatening on the forecast. (Back to snow on Thursday?)
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Individual ski resort information: Monday 6th January 2020
All information checked and updated manually for each report. Subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
- All of the Central Area courses are open
- All of the Northern Area is now open apart from Super Broadway
- All lifts are now operating apart from the Waggonette pair lift and the Ropeway lift connecting with Yuzawa Kogen in the Southern Area
- Southern Area not yet open
- Take the Gondola back down at the end of the day (Falcon downhill course not yet available)
- Official snow depth: 150cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- All three base Entrances now open
- Most courses apart from some advanced courses now open
- Official snow depth: 90cm
Iwappara
- Number 2 and 3 pair lifts, Number 1 romance lift, Chuo quad and summit quad are operating
- 14 courses open
- Official snow depth: 50cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 10 lifts operating
- 10 courses open (in front of hotel, Panorama, Atema areas)
- Official snow depth: 70cm
Kagura
- All areas are open with most courses now available
- Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases ropeways are operating
- The lift/course connection between Tashiro Area and Kagura Area is available
- Top gate not yet operating, though the top Number 5 lift is operating
- The Dragondola from Naeba is operating
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
- A, B, C and E lifts are operating
- Official snow depth: 110cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Gondola, Okusoechi quad and pair lifts and Nagamine Number 2 quad lifts are operating
- 11 courses in the top Okusoechi area and Nagamine area are open. Take the Gondola back down to base.
- The Maiko Center quad lift and Number 2 pair lifts are also operating on the other side of the resort with the Paradise and Kinder courses open
- Official snow depth: 100cm (upper); 20cm (base)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Ropeway and Number 1 and 3 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 100cm
Naeba
- Large part of Naeba is now open
- Official snow depth: 70cm
- Details on Naeba Now report here
NASPA Ski Garden
- All lifts operating
- All main courses now open
- Mogul and Slopestyle not yet open
- Kids Garden open
- Official snow depth: 75cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Ropeway operating
- Cosmos lift, Summit Panorama, Kogen Express lifts also operating
- Official snow depth: 90cm (Kogen); 30cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- Number 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 40cm
Yuzawa Park
- Number 1 and 7 lifts operating
- Official snow depth: 50cm
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Monday 6th January 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 84cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 15cm (5th January) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 45cm 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.