Yuzawa Now: Sunday 7th May 2017
- May 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 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 954cm
Posted on Sunday 7th May 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Yesterday ended up being rather wet with rain falling into the evening. It was rather cold as well when I ventured out, put my jacked on.
This morning happily conditions are nicer for this last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa, Kandatsu Kogen and Naeba. Good to see them all managing to open this long.
It's bright but not particularly 'blue sky' at the moment - overcast and hazy is probably a better description for the moment. Fine weather is on the forecast for the day though.
I'll be posting another report tomorrow with a bit of a look back over the season and then after that perhaps one or two more reports to update you on Kagura which plans to be open until 28th May.
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GALA Yuzawa
Today is the last day of the ski season at GALA Yuzawa.
All of the Central Area courses and part of the North Area currently remains open and snow cover is very good.
The sledding area is also open.
The Falcon downhill course is closed - use the Gondola to get back down to base.
Official snow depth: 90cm
Kagura
Today is the last day of the ski season at the Tashiro Area of Kagura resort.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 28th May.
Almost all Kagura courses remain open and snow cover is excellent.
Closed courses according to official website are the Gondola East Course (at Tashiro) and the downhill course (back to Mitsumata car park).
Official snow depth: Kagura - 250cm; Mitsumata - 160cm; Tashiro - 200cm
Kandatsu Kogen
Today is the last day of the ski season at Kandatsu Kogen.
Most courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open though snow is getting thin on the ground in places.
Official snow depth: 55cm
Naeba
Today is the last day of the ski season at Naeba.
The Number 2 Gondola and Takenokodaira Romance lift are operating.
The open course back to base is now very narrow, with much more snow cover higher up.
Official snow depth: 80cm
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All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season.
Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 7th May 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 May 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.