Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 9th February 2021
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 42cm
Snowfall at base this seas 946cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
So it was snowing for a lot of yesterday but in the afternoon there was actually a period of some clearer skies. Back to snow after that though.
This morning it is a cold start and there is a good layer of fresh snow on the ground.
30cm of snowfall measured at 8am this morning. On top of the snow that fell during the day yesterday since the last report, that's another 42cm for the report today. Here is how much fresh snowfall the ski areas are reporting this morning:
Kagura: 60-70cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama: 40cm
Iwappara: 30-40cm
Maiko Snow Resort: at least 30-40cm
Yuzawa Kogen: 40cm
Excellent news.
Apparently it is a bit windy over at Naeba and Kagura this morning and that might affect some lifts, though all ski areas appear to be opening this morning.
Snow is due through today. Kagura are reporting -15C
Currently the forecast for tomorrow is sunshine.
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Where are we today... 9th February.
We have impressive snow walls all around town, and have done for much of the season since that first heavy snowfall in mid December.
We're in a good place in terms of the snow situation.
Let us hope we can continue to get regular top-ups for as long as possible, giving us a long season.
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GALA Yuzawa
All courses open
Official snow depth:
350cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 320cm
Iwappara
Number 2 pair lift only operating in the central area
Official snow depth:
265cm
Joetsu Kokusai
9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open
Official snow depth:
270cm
Kagura
Re-opening from today
Official snow depth:
Top: 290cm
Base: 240cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Normal weekday operations (all lifts apart from D lift)
Official snow depth:
275cm
Maiko Snow Resort
All areas and courses open
Official snow depth:
Top: 340cm
Base: 240cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Currently closed
NASPA Ski Garden
All courses apart from C course open
Official snow depth:
260cm
Naeba
14 courses open
Official snow depth:
Top: 180cm
Base: 150cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Both base and Kogen areas open
Official snow depth:
Top: 320cm
Base: 240cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
275cm
Yuzawa Park
Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
230cm
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Various announced changes to operations at ski areas:
Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas.
Updated: Saturday 6th February
GALA Yuzawa:
All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being.
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being.
Iwappara:
On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends.
Base to summit areas are open on weekends.
The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February.
Joetsu Kokusai:
On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being.
Muikamachi Hakkaisan:
Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date.
NASPA Ski Garden:
All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March.
Yuzawa Park:
Closed on the following dates:
Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February
Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 946cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 138cm reported on 6 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.