Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 7th February 2017
- Feb 7, 2017
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 24, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 681cm
Posted on Tuesday 7th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Updated at 9:00am
Morning from Yuzawa.
Yesterday remained 'wet' for longer than we would have hoped in town, but eventually it did turn into snow. Overnight we have had a fairly decent amount on the ground - our measuring point in Yuzawa shows 16cm and to the north near Ishiuchi about 12cm.
Kagura this morning are reporting 30cm of fresh snowfall and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 40cm (presumably up top).
This morning snow clouds are with us and light snow has been falling but it's a bit on and off for the moment. Steady snowfall throughout the day is however forecast so that is what we should expect.
It looks like Kagura is again being affected by wind conditions - the Tashiro area and the Number 4 and 5 lifts at Kagura will be closed. At the start of the day Kagura will be open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 lift, subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa is open though it looks like the South Area will not be available today and the Gondola may need to run at slower speeds depending on the wind.
Other resorts around the area appear to be opening as planned at the start of the day.
Keep an eye out though - as of 9am it has suddenly got rather wild out there with snow and stronger wind... more lifts may be affected
The forecast still looks positive for regular snowfall this week as well - perhaps with a break in the daytime tomorrow and Friday.
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Official snow depth information as of Tuesday 7th February 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 320cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 240cm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 175cm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 250cm
Kagura
Official snow depth:
Kagura - 330cm
Mitsumata - 280cm
Tashiro - 300cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Official snow depth: 260cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Upper - 275cm
Base - 140cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 330cm
Naeba
Official snow depth: 260cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 230cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth:
Top - 300cm
Base - 210cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 160cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth: 190cm
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Tuesday 7th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 681cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 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 65cm reported on 5 days |
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.