Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 6th January 2026
- Jan 6
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 32cm
Snowfall at base this seas 273cm
Posted on Tuesday 6th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
There was a bit of 'oh no, rain' feeling going on, but this morning the outlook is much better so we can put that to one side.
This morning there was a very respectable 32cm of fresh snow on our trusty measuring point as if 8am. It is still snowing and so there will should be more to report tomorrow morning, but it might not last the day with less forecast this afternoon.
We might get some sunshine tomorrow but there's more snow coming in on Thursday.
Sounds good. Bring it on!
Wind might be a problem today and indeed the Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed, so the Dragondola between Tashiro and Naeba is also closed. Other lifts may be affected.
Night skiing information has been added to the daily list below.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
110cm
Notes:
The Central Area and Northern Area are both fully open
The connection in the Northern Area with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open
The Southern Area (and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen) is not yet open
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
140cm
Notes:
The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm)
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Iwappara
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
60cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays)
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Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
110cm
Notes:
Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm)
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 160cm
Base: 110cm
Notes:
Tashiro Area closed today due to wind
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
100cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning)
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Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
170cm
Notes:
Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays)
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 160cm
Base: 70cm
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Naeba
Official snow depth:
Top: 100cm
Base: 70cm
Notes:
Dragondola closed today as the Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed due to wind
Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm)
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NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
120cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 60cm
Notes:
The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
65cm
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Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
90cm
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 6th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 273cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 117cm 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.