Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 6th May 2026
- May 6
- 2 min read
Updated: 11 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Wednesday 6th May 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
It's another fine and bright morning with some cloud.
If you scroll down this page you'll find a few end of season messages that will remain on the page until the last report is posted.
Kagura intends to remain open a while longer beyond today. They have recently posted a message saying that there is a chance they might not be able to reach the planned closing date of 17th May - and suggest using up any unused tickets while it's still possible. I'm guessing they think there's a fairly high chance that 17th will be difficult.
Anyway I'll post here again with any significant news.
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 80cm
Base: 0cm
Operations (according to the official website at time of report):
Lifts operating:
Mitsumata Ropeway (for transport)
Mitsumata quad (for transport)
Mitsumata Number 2 pair (for transport)
Kagura Gondola (for transport)
Kagura Number 1 quad lift
Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift
Courses:
Main course
Main course detour
Technical (with restrictions)
Three runs over at the central Kagura Area remain open. Access is via Mitsumata Ropeway. About 400m of walking is required to get over to (and back from) the ski runs that remain open in the Kagura Area of the resort. A 'carry service' is offered to take your gear between Mitsumata Ropeway and Kagura Gondola.
Tashiro Ropeway and the Tashiro Area are now closed for the season.
Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May (subject to change).
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 6th May 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 snowfall 0cm May 2026 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.