Yuzawa Now: Sunday 9th December 2018
- Dec 9, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 16cm
Posted on Sunday 9th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Oh yes, is it really great to see snow on the ground and it continuing to fall from the skies. Our measuring point shows 14cm, and it's coming down nicely as of 8:30am. The forecasts seems to say moderate snowfall during the morning, perhaps lighter later on and tomorrow. Temps set to get a little milder around mid-week (hopefully not too much) before dropping again by the end of the week.
Kagura resort are reporting 20-30cm and so that will really inject some freshness into the slopes up there. They are still opening the main course with the Family course, and with continued snowfall we should expect more to open soon.
Perhaps a bit surprising but the opening of Tashiro has been delayed... until Saturday 15th December (when it will open at 7:30am).
It's really important that we get a lot of snow over the next run of days with a number of ski resorts getting ready and hoping to open next weekend.
Bring it on, we say.
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Kagura:
- Mitsumata Ropeway
- Mitsumata Number 1 high speed lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 high speed lift
- Kagura Number 1 romance lift
The Kagura main course and Family courses are open
Naeba:
- Number 5 high speed lift
- Number 4 romance lift
A 900m long and 30m wide course by base is open
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Other planned resort opening dates (subject to change of course depending on weather/snow conditions)
Ready to open as soon as there is enough snow
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 14th December 2018
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Park
Saturday 15th December 2018
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato
Friday 21st December 2018
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 22nd December 2018
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Ipponsugi
- Nakazato Snow Wood
Sunday 23rd December 2018
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Itsukamachi
Friday 28th December 2018
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
Saturday 29th November 2018
- Mt Granview
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 9th December 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 16cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 14cm (9th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 14cm reported on 1 day |
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.