Yuzawa Now: Monday 8th January 2024
- Jan 8, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 43cm
Snowfall at base this seas 196cm
Posted on Monday 8th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Heavy snowfall, at last!
Not the 70cm that was on the forecasts last night, more like 40cm around town areas, but it is still very very welcome and it is still snowing.
Here is what ski areas are reporting:
GALA Yuzawa: 40-50cm
Maiko: 30cm
JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) Yuzawa measuring point: 37cm
SnowJapan Yuzawa measuring point: 43cm
SnowJapan Ishiuchi measuring point: 36cm
We can't find any snowfall numbers reported by Kagura yet.
Some ski area information is patchy as of 9am (they are still probably busy dealing with the snow). But there might well be operation changes during the day (ie. more courses and lifts opening).
NASPA Ski Garden has that quad lift up and running and looks transformed by the new snowfall.
The Buggy lift at GALA Yuzawa is operating meaning that the connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open. Hopefully they will also be able to open the Southern Area soon and the link with Yuzawa Kogen. (The plan seems to be 'mid-January').
All good.
What we want now is for us to settle into a normal cycle of regular snowfall and for it to built up nicely. Onegai shimasu! Next decent snow later in the week with sun forecast tomorrow.
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GALA Yuzawa
Lifts open:
All Central Area and Northern Area lifts are open
The Southern Area is not open yet
Courses available:
All the Central Area courses are open
All the Northern Area courses apart from Super Swan are open
Official snow depth:
80cm
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Ishiuchi Maruyama
Operations:
All three base areas are now open and most courses available
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Iwappara
Operations:
Mid to upper areas are open
Official snow depth:
50cm
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Joetsu Kokusai
Operations:
15 courses open.
Official snow depth:
90cm
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Kagura
Lifts open:
Tashiro Area closed today due to wind and weather.
Some restrictions at the main Kagura area too.
Official snow depth:
Top: 100cm
Base: 50cm
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
Operations:
4 lifts and 9 courses open
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Maiko Snow Resort
Lifts & courses:
Most of Maiko is now open
Official snow depth:
Top: 120cm
Base: 45cm
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Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Operations:
All lifts and 11 courses open
Official snow depth:
Top: 170cm
Base: 120cm
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Naeba
See our Naeba Now report.
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NASPA Ski Garden
Operations:
4 lifts and most courses open
Official snow depth:
70cm
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Yuzawa Kogen
Operations:
Most of Yuzawa Kogen is now open, some restrictions in lower area
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Operations:
6 lifts and 9 courses open
Official snow depth:
60cm
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Yuzawa Park
Operations:
2 lifts and 1 course open
Official snow depth:
45cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Monday 8th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 196cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 45cm reported on 2 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.