Yuzawa Now: Friday 7th March 2014
- Mar 7, 2014
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 40cm
Snowfall at base this season 703cm
Posted on Friday 7th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Conditions changing before our eyes here as there are some breaks in the snow clouds and blue sky starting to open up. The forecast for the day is continued snow so this might just be temporary but the mountains are looking fantastic this morning.
Why? All that fresh new snow!
Yes, really great news this morning as we had snow falling for most of yesterday and overnight.
Get this, Kagura report 50cm of fresh. Naeba says 20-30cm. Maiko Snow Resort is also reporting a whopping 50cm! GALA Yuzawa have added 50cm this morning to their official snow depth. It would be great if more resorts gave up the daily 'new snowfall' information rather than just (sometimes) adjust the snow depth - Kagura, for example, have been unchanged on 330cm for quite a long time now - but...
There isn't quite as much as 50cm on the top of my car but still a decent delivery.
How things can change in just a few days. Obviously I haven't been out on the snow yet but I am guessing it will be fantastic conditions this morning.
So, current blue sky above parts of Yuzawa aside, snow is forecast for the day and tomorrow too. Not much wind this morning and all resorts look set to open as normal.
It should be an excellent weekend. There is a chance of stronger winds in higher places, so I advise if you plan to go to Kagura to check their website early morning.
Come prepared for mid-winter like conditions.
Very happy.
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Official resort snow depths @ Friday 7th March 2014, AM:
Naeba:
280cm
Kagura (Tashiro):
280cm
Kagura (Mitsumata):
330cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
245cm
Gala Yuzawa:
360cm
Iwappara:
250cm
Yuzawa Kogen:
270cm
Yuzawa Nakazato:
205cm
Yuzawa Park:
200cm
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Maiko Snow Resort:
285cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
280cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
200cm
Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Friday 7th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 703cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 66cm 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.