Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 8th April 2026
- Apr 8
- 3 min read
Updated: 10 hours ago
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this seas 917cm
Posted on Wednesday 8th April 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
Two ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region remain open. GALA Yuzawa and Kagura.
What about this then? Fresh snow!
Let's rewind a bit.
Yesterday, Gala was reporting a 20cm increase in snow depth. There hadn't been 20cm of fresh snowfall, of course, but it turns out it wasn't a typo. Rather, they had been busy moving snow from the (now closed) Northern Area to try and extend the season as much as possible on the (still open) Central Area runs.
Back to this morning. While we were getting rained on in town yesterday, higher areas seem to have received some fresh snow overnight. Not much, but it's enough to give the slopes at Gala a fresher look at the beginning of the day and you can see some white on the roof of the quad lifts building and snow escalator thingy.
I'd love to be able to tell you how much - just a thin dusting or some cm? - but neither of the two ski areas are saying anything early this morning. And the Kagura webcam isn't working.
Actually, let me update that as I am about to publish this report: Kagura, on Facebook, has just said there was 3cm of fresh snow. (Please do that every day throughout the winter season). They are also saying that Kagura is only open up to the Kagura Number 1 romance lift due to 'strong winds'.
I really wish I was able to go and check this morning. :(
All snow is precious and most welcome!
There has been a lot of cloud around early morning, but it has been getting less and the skies area gradually clearing. We might end up with blue skies and sunshine.
More sun tomorrow and getting a bit warmer again.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
100cm
Notes:
Lifts operating: Gondola, Sociable quad, Barouche quad and Coach pair lift (Central Area only).
The planned closing date is Wednesday 6th May.
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Kagura
Official snow depth:
Top: 250cm
Base: 150cm
Notes:
Lifts: 12 of 17 lifts remain open with both Mitsumata and Tashiro Ropeways operating.
The Tashiro Area (and Tashiro Ropeway) plans to be open until 7th May.
The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 17th May.
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All other ski areas in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region have now closed.
Yuzawa Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Wednesday 8th April 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 917cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 68cm (on 25th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 595cm reported on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 132cm reported on 13 days March 2026 snowfall 34cm reported on 6 days April 2026 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.