Yuzawa Now: Sunday 6th May 2018
- May 6, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 857cm
Posted on Sunday 6th May 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
A fine day yesterday and it is going to be a fine and rather warm day today with temps due to rise to around mid-20s.
From tomorrow, just Kagura will be open and they hope to be able to remain open until 27th May.
Here’s how much snowfall we have observed in town over the last six winter seasons:
2017-2018 season: 857cm
2016-2017 season: 954cm
2015-2016 season: 424cm
2014-2015 season: 1303cm
2013-2014 season: 833cm
2012-2013 season: 762cm
So just over 8.5m in total for the season. That was not as much as last season, but double what we got during the 2015-2016 season. A respectable number for sure, but it has been a bit surprising just how little snow we got from early March onwards. 845cm of the 857cm total for the season fell by the end of February 2018! (Though please note that there was more snowfall at higher elevations).
Hopefully we’ll see a much snowier ‘spring’ season next time around.
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Kagura
Tashiro Ropeway plans to be at least part open until Sunday 6th May
Mitsumata Ropeway and the main Kagura area plan to be at least part open until Sunday 27th May
All courses remain open except
- Tashiro Number 1 (upper part closed)
- Challenge
- Gondola East Course (Tashiro)
- Panorama
- Taikai
- Gezan course (back to Mitsumata car park)
- Family Course now can only be used as a connecting course back to Ropeway
- You can also ride the Mitsumata Number 1 lift back down to the Ropeway
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 6th May 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 857cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 162cm reported on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 11cm reported on 3 days April 2018 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2018 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.