Yuzawa Now: Sunday 8th January 2023
- Jan 8, 2023
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this seas 335cm
Posted on Sunday 8th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Fine and sunny weather yesterday... and kind of warm, too. There was a bit of rain last night but it quickly turned into snow and this morning there is several cm of new snow on the ground. Kagura ski area is reporting 5cm (and a temp of -8C at top, but most places are not feeling that cold).
It is snowing lightly early morning; the forecast is for cloudy conditions today.
We are due more snow from tomorrow night and during the day on Tuesday.
After that, by the end of the week there's some mild (warm) temps coming our way.
Tomorrow is a national holiday here in Japan. So expect there to be more people about than there usually is on a Monday.
Someone asked about the Southern Area at GALA Yuzawa and when it might open. No news to report there yet - that area is never always open, so it is not unusual for it to not be. We will of course mention it when it does get to open.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 280cm
Central and Northern Areas open; downhill course open
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 290cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 165cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Night skiing until 9:00pm
Official snow depth: 260cm (top)
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 5cm
Official snow depth: 280cm (top), 200cm (base)
Downhill course at Mitsumata is closed due to avalanche risk
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 210cm
Night skiing until 2:00am (Sunday morning)
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 260cm (top), 180cm (lower)
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 240cm (top), 190cm (base)
Naeba
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): Dusting
Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 100cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 240cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 220cm (top); 130cm (base)
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 235cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 210cm
Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 8th January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 335cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (5th January) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 snowfall 212cm reported on 7 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.