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Yuzawa Now: Sunday 7th February 2016

  • Feb 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata


New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 255cm

Posted on Sunday 7th February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa.


I spent most of the day yesterday in Nagaoka City which is north of Yuzawa and came back in the evening to some light snowfall in Yuzawa though no new cm on the ground. Overnight we have had more snow though and there's 7cm to report in town here.


Kagura are reporting 15cm and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 5cm as of 7am, though it was snowing quite hard for a short while since then I expect there's more over there than 5cm.


The new snow is of course very welcome. A few friends who were out yesterday have reported of rather spring-like conditions yesterday on some lower slopes around town though conditions keeping better higher up. Still, it's peak season now so we should be enjoying deep and fluffy everywhere right now.


Today once again it's forecast snow but - once again - it somehow just doesn't seem to want to click into 'dumpage' mode. Like I said it was snowing quite heavily for a short while earlier on, but that has now eased off and it's quite bright like it might even clear up. Hopefully it will get snowing again.


Tomorrow clear and sunny skies and mild conditions are very likely to be followed by the promise (is it a promise?) of decent snow falling on Tuesday.


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Resort official snow depths (Sunday 7th February 2016) and any specific news at time of writing:


Resorts in Yuzawa:


GALA Yuzawa

170cm


Ishiuchi Maruyama

150cm


Iwappara

110cm


Joetsu Kokusai

150cm


Kagura

140cm (Mitsumata)

170cm (Tashiro)

200cm (Kagura)


Kandatsu Kogen

135-170cm


Maiko Snow Resort

160cm (upper)

60cm (lower)


Muikamachi Hakkaisan

150cm


Naeba

110cm


NASPA Ski Garden

120cm


Yuzawa Kogen

140cm


Yuzawa Nakazato

90cm


Yuzawa Park

90cm



Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season

Data as of Sunday 7th February 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 255cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (28th December) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 20cm reported on 4 days



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