Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 9th January 2019
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 42cm
Snowfall at base this season 435cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
I'll try not to be too wordy as there's a lot to report.
Some rain yesterday but that is quickly forgotten because...
Heavy snowfall!
I am measuring 42cm. Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 40cm; Kagura are reporting 50cm.
The heavy snowfall and winds are affecting a few ski resorts. Here's the information that we have been able to find as of 8:30am:
The Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is closed. (Otherwise open as normal).
The Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed (Kagura is open until the Kagura Number 1 pair lift).
The top area of Yuzawa Kogen (along with the Ropeway) is closed. The lower area is open.
The Gondola is still closed at Maiko Snow Resort, but that does not affect areas that are open.
There may also be some delayed lift openings as they cope with all the snow.
Don't be confused with some official snow depths actually decreasing this morning. It's probably due to the rain in areas yesterday and not yet catching up with a busy morning.
The snow should ease off later today.
Tomorrow should be excellent - sun is expected!
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All ski resorts in the area are open (either fully open or close to fully open).
Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 260cm (official snow depth)
Iwappara
- 195cm (official snow depth)
Kagura
- Kagura area: 260cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata area: 220cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro area: 240cm (official snow depth)
Kandatsu Kogen
- 210cm (official snow depth)
Naeba
- 180cm (official snow depth)
- Please see our Naeba Now report for daily updates from Naeba
NASPA Ski Garden
- 250cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 230cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 160cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Park
- 195cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 170cm (official snow depth)
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- 250cm (official snow depth)
Joetsu Kokusai
- 230cm (official snow depth)
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 265cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 160cm (official snow depth)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 200cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th January 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 435cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (29th December) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 180cm reported on 8 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.