Yuzawa Now: Friday 9th February 2018
- Feb 9, 2018
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 727cm
Posted on Friday 9th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It is yet another fine morning here with - once again - clear skies and sunshine from early on.
With some snow falling later on yesterday (again!), Kagura is reporting 5-10cm of fresh snow overnight and Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 5cm. I can record 3cm.
It's pretty cold, but due to warm up and temperatures into low positive numbers during the day in town.
Tomorrow is currently forecast to start off with sunshine again and but it seems things are really going to be warming up, perhaps even approaching double digit temperatures in the afternoon. Thankfully though, by Sunday the snow should be falling once again - though there is a good chance that later in the day rain falls before it gets colder and turns into snow. From Sunday things should be starting to get colder once again, though not as cold as it has generally been the last week.
Going to be interesting to see how things shape up over the next few days.
Sunday is National Foundation Day in Japan and because of that Monday is a national holiday, so it is a 3 day long weekend for many people and one of the most popular weekends of the season. Expect places to be busy; early starts recommended.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
Checked and updated every morning. Note that some ski resorts may not have updated their own info at the time this report is published.
GALA Yuzawa
- 320cm
Iwappara
- 205cm
Kagura
- Kagura area: 350cm
- Mitsumata area: 250cm
- Tashiro area: 300cm
Kandatsu Kogen
- 245cm
Naeba
- 240cm (base)
NASPA Ski Garden
- 245cm
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 280cm
- Base: 230cm
Yuzawa Park
- 200cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 180cm
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma (just to the north of Yuzawa):
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 240cm
Joetsu Kokusai
- 250cm
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 260cm
- Base: 180cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Closed on Wednesdays until 14th March
- 340cm
Yuzawa Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 9th February 2018 Total snowfall at base so far 727cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 60cm (26th January) November 2017 snowfall 14cm reported on 3 days December 2017 snowfall 277cm reported on 16 days January 2018 snowfall 392cm reported on 19 days February 2018 snowfall 44cm reported on 5 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.