Yuzawa Now: Friday 6th May 2022
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 27, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1338cm
Posted on Friday 6th May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It is another sunny morning and we are due another warm and pleasant day with temperatures in the mid 20s.
With GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura enjoying their last day yesterday, only Kagura now remains part open.
Looking towards the weekend, tomorrow should also be nice during the daytime and there is a chance of some rain going into Sunday.
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Kagura is part open.
Access via the Mitsumata Ropeway.
Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 8:00am on weekdays and at 7:30am on weekends and holidays, and closes at 4:30pm.
The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area are now closed for the season.
Ski lifts operating (planned):
Mitsumata Ropeway
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 pair
Kagura Gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad
Kagura Number 1 pair
Ski courses open (planned):
9 of 32 runs are available.
Most of the runs at Kagura serviced by the above ski lifts are still open.
You can still ski or board back from Kagura to the top of Mitsumata Ropeway.
Official snow depth:
Top: 240cm
Base: 110cm
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The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list.
Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 6th May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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.