Yuzawa Now: Saturday 9th January 2021
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 38cm
Snowfall at base this seas 657cm
Posted on Saturday 9th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
10:30am update:
Well, those clear blue skies didn't last for long!
It has clouded over and the snow is moving back in... (though that might also not last!)
Original report:
Good morning from Yuzawa.
We got more snow during the day yesterday with it easing off later on. 18cm was moved as of 6am. And this morning there's another 20cm of snow there. So that's yet another 38cm to report since yesterday.
Maiko reporting 20cm overnight.
And what's more, the snow stopped early morning and we are now enjoying some clear blue skies and sunshine as you can see on the photos below.
It is a beautiful peaceful morning.
Whether that will last long or not, don't know... these clear blue skies were not forecast (cloud with light snow was).
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OK, so Kagura have been confusing us quite a bit with their information over the last few days.
It was looking like the Tashiro Area would be closed. But this morning it looks like Tashiro will actually be open this weekend. There will be a special 'Tashiro Area Ticket' that is valid just on the three lifts (and Ropeway) over in the Tashiro Area.
There is also a 'Kagura Area Ticket' which is valid for Mitsumata and Kagura... and also at the Tashiro Area. But note that the lift and course connections between Tashiro and Kagura are not open, so people would need to get between Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway bases by car or bus.
The Tashiro Area ticket is 3500 yen. The Kagura Area ticket is 4000 yen. It is currently unclear how long this particular set up will last.
The Dragondola connecting Naeba with Tashiro is also not operating at the moment (and apparently that plans to be closed until 7th February).
Other ski areas in the region appear to be opening as planned.
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Individual ski area information: Saturday 9th January 2021
Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order.
Ski areas are now generally open as normal. Specific news and points of interest noted below.
All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change.
GALA Yuzawa
Central & Northern Areas are fully open
Official snow depth:
320cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
The link with GALA Yuzawa is now open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 280cm
Base: 200cm
Iwappara
Top area still closed this morning - lower to mid areas open
Official snow depth:
265cm
Joetsu Kokusai
11 lifts and 16 courses open
Official snow depth:
280cm
Kagura
Tashiro and Kagura connection closed and individual Tashiro Area ticket now available
Official snow depth:
Top: 280cm
Base: 230cm
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
235cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Official snow depth:
Top: 320cm
Base: 250cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth:
Top: 310cm
Base: 230cm
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth:
275cm
Naeba
Prince Gondola 2 operating and three base lifts; Dragondola closed until 7th February
Top: 140cm
Base: 120cm
Yuzawa Kogen
The link with GALA Yuzawa is now open
Official snow depth:
Top: 300cm
Base: 240cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Official snow depth:
280cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth:
220cm
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 9th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 657cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 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 204cm reported on 7 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.