Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 7th May 2025
- May 7, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: 8 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 1243cm
Posted on Wednesday 7th May 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Rain this morning and again not very warm as the unseasonable kind of changeable weather continues. There might be some sun later on, though.
The ski area has not said it explicitly, so exact status is unclear this morning, but it seems the Mitsumata Area of Kagura is now not available as a ski run (they are listed as closed on the official site, meaning you would need to take the lift down). Again, unconfirmed as we approach 8:00am this morning. The Kagura quad seems to be on hold due to wind.
Sometimes it really feels like some ski areas view providing clear information as being a bit of a chore. (Readers of some of the other Now reports on SnowJapan will know that is not just a Kagura/Yuzawa thing. Sigh!)
Hopefully tomorrow will be sunny.
I'm more than ready for some nice consistent spring weather now. But not heat, please.
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Ski area information for Wednesday 7th May 2025
The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report
All information subject to change
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Kagura
Official snow depth (reported by the ski area):
300cm (top)
220cm (base)
Lifts operating (scheduled):
Mitsumata Ropeway
Mitsumata Number 1 quad
Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift
Kagura gondola
Kagura Number 1 quad (** not operating this morning due to wind)
Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift
Mitsumata Ropeway is open from 8:00am until 4:30pm (last one going up at 3:00pm)
6 courses appear to remain open
It is unclear at time of report if you can still ski back down to Mitsumata Ropeway top station (apparently not)
The Tashiro Ropeway base is now closed for the season
Planned closing date: Sunday 18th May 2025
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The following ski areas have now closed (for skiing/snowboarding) for the 2024-2025 season:
Chateau Shiozawa
GALA Yuzawa
Hakkai Sanroku
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Joetsu Kokusai
Ipponsugi Snow Park
Iwappara
Kagura (Tashiro Area is closed; Mitsumata Ropeway is still open)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Maiko Snow Resort
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Naeba
Nakazato Snow Wood
NASPA Ski Garden
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park
Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 7th May 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 66cm reported on 13 days April 2025 snowfall 0cm May 2025 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.