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Yuzawa Now: Sunday 7th January 2018

  • Jan 7, 2018
  • 2 min read

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


New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 416cm

Posted on Sunday 7th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Yuzawa and I have good news.


With snow falling later in the day yesterday, this morning I have a good 18cm of fresh snow to report from base town area and here is what the ski resorts are reporting themselves:


Kagura (main): 40cm

Kagura Mitsumata: 25cm

Kagura Tashiro: 30cm

Maiko: 20cm


More than I was expecting - always good - and a good reset for this Sunday morning.


It is still snowing now with some nice big flakes falling from the sky and currently just under 0C. The snowfall is not expected to last the morning and to be followed by a cloudy afternoon and a clear evening.


The forecasts are still showing tomorrow to be warmer with temperatures rising up to around 8C in town and rain later on in the day (sun to start off with?). It looks like rain might be with us on Tuesday as well, with that next snow now due around Wednesday. Fingers crossed that rain story is short!


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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:


GALA Yuzawa

- 270cm


Iwappara

- 185cm


Kagura

- Kagura area: 320cm

- Mitsumata area: 220cm

- Tashiro area: 270cm


Kandatsu Kogen

- 220cm


Naeba

- 220cm (base)


NASPA Ski Garden

- 240cm


Yuzawa Kogen

- Top: 230cm

- Base: 170cm


Yuzawa Park

- 190cm


Yuzawa Nakazato

- 165cm


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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):


Ishiuchi Maruyama

- 240cm


Joetsu Kokusai

- 200cm


Maiko Snow Resort

- Top: 260cm

- Base: 170cm


Muikamachi Hakkaisan

- Closed on Wednesdays between 10th January and 14th March (!)

- 240cm



Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season

Data as of Sunday 7th January 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 54cm (14th and 27th December) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 125cm reported on 5 days



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