Yuzawa Now: Friday 7th April 2017
- Apr 7, 2017
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 954cm
Posted on Friday 7th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Unfortunately, it's not a particularly nice one. Rain has been falling since yesterday evening and it has been a bit foggy in places too early on.
It looks like it is even raining up at Kagura, so there's no escape from it at the start of the day.
The rain should ease up this afternoon.
Hopefully tomorrow things might be nice - forecasts seem to say there's a chance of some sunshine, but there's also the chance of rain too. Let's see how the forecast develops by the end of the day.
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Naeba and Maiko Snow Resort ski resorts will be re-opening again tomorrow and Sunday.
At Maiko Snow Resort, the Nagamine and Okusoeji areas (Gondola side) will be open.
At Naeba, the Number 2 Gondola, Number 5 high speed lift and Takenokodaira romance lift will be operating.
Sunday will be the last day of the season for the following ski resorts:
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort
- NASPA Ski Garden
From Monday, we'll be down to GALA Yuzawa and Kagura (and Naeba at the weekends).
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Official snow depth information (and available info) as of Friday 7th April 2017
GALA Yuzawa
The Central Area, North Area, downhill course and sledding area are all open today.
Official snow depth: 330cm
Iwappara
3 courses are Iwappara remain open.
Official snow depth: 80cm
Joetsu Kokusai
9 courses at Joetsu Kokusai remain open - the area in front of the main hotel and the Panorama Zone.
Official snow depth: 170cm
Kagura
Almost all of Kagura courses remain open.
Closed courses according to official website - Gondola East Course at Tashiro and the downhill course back to Mitsumata car park.
Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm; Mitsumata - 310cm; Tashiro - 330cm
Kandatsu Kogen
All courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open.
Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nights before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April.
Official snow depth: 260cm
NASPA Ski Garden
All courses apart from C course remain open.
Official snow depth: 165cm
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Planned season closing dates
** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions.
Sunday 9th April:
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Maiko Snow Resort (** note: only open on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th - closed Monday through Friday)
- NASPA Ski Garden
Sunday 7th May:
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Naeba (** note: weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April)
Sunday 28th May:
- Kagura area (via Mitsumata)
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Other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma area are now closed for the season.
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Friday 7th April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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.