Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 8th April 2020
- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: Nov 26, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 425cm
Posted on Wednesday 8th April 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Yesterday was a fine day. Today will also be a fine day with sunny skies from early morning. It is going to be warming up to somewhere above 15C in town later on. There might be a bit of rain overnight but more sunshine is currently forecast for tomorrow.
Big news from GALA Yuzawa that I didn't notice in time for my report yesterday - their original planned closing date was 6th May, but they have announced that they are going to be closing for the season this coming Sunday, 12th April. In their message they have mentioned the lower-than-usual snowfall through the season as well as rising temperatures and wind in March. They have been doing their best to keep things going in a satisfactory state for as long as possible but it's starting to get difficult. Hence the new closing date. So there are just 5 more days left to ski or board GALA Yuzawa this season.
It will be interesting to see how the planned closing dates of Kagura might also be affected. Will keep an eye out for any information. Right now their original dates remain.
On that note, I just noticed this from Kagura - they are asking people to refrain from talking while riding the Ropeway. You know why...
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GALA Yuzawa
- The Gondola, Barouche, Phaeton, Coach and Victoria lifts are operating
- All courses in the Central Area are open
- The Broadway, Super Broadway and Swan courses and Snow Park are open in the Northern Area
- The Southern Area and downhill course are closed
- Official snow depth: 100cm
- Planned closing date: 12th April
Kagura
- 18 of 23 courses open
- 11 of 21 courses available
- Official snow depth: 170cm
- Planned closing dates: 6th May (Tashiro); 24th May (Mitsumata)
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- All other ski resorts in the area are now closed for the season
Yuzawa Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Wednesday 8th April 2020 Total snowfall at base so far 425cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 48cm (6th February) November 2019 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2019 snowfall 27cm reported on 7 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm reported on 10 days February 2020 snowfall 248cm reported on 14 days March 2020 snowfall 50cm reported on 9 days April 2020 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.