Yuzawa Now: Tuesday 9th January 2024
- Jan 9, 2024
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 21cm
Snowfall at base this seas 217cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It was so great to wake up to that fresh snow yesterday. It felt like kind of a relief after a long and anxious wait. The snow continued falling for much of the day around the town area and Minamiuonuma valley just to the north. Maybe more than we were actually expecting, which was a nice surprise.
In the end a further 21cm of snowfall was measured in Yuzawa by 6pm last night (with an additional 23cm measured just to the north in Ishiuchi too).
That fresh snow has a big difference, finally enabling most ski areas to get closer to the coveted ‘fully open’ status rather than having to work around various restrictions. While we might not be quite at that point yet, we are getting closer.
We could still do with more snow (full admission: that’s a feeling almost never goes away, however much we get!) but it feels like it was an important turning point in the season. As I said yesterday, let’s hope that we can settle into a normal cycle of snowfall from now.
After the snow during the day yesterday, there has not been any more overnight.
It is a cold start to the early morning, but it will be warmer today (not too much please) and we should have sunny skies today. Anyone who is here should be able to enjoy some really fun conditions today.
The next decent fresh snowfall is due around Friday and Saturday.
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GALA Yuzawa
Official snow depth: 130cm
Central & Northern Areas are open
The Southern Area and connection with Yuzawa Kogen is not yet available
Ishiuchi Maruyama
Official snow depth: 95cm
Night skiing until 8:00pm
Iwappara
Official snow depth: 50cm
Night skiing until 7:00pm
Joetsu Kokusai
Official snow depth: 120cm (top)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
Kagura
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 100cm (top), 50cm (base)
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 70cm
Maiko Snow Resort
Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm
Official snow depth: 150cm (top), 50cm (lower)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Official snow depth: 150cm (top), 70cm (base)
Naeba
Official snow depth: 50cm (top), 30cm (base)
Night skiing until 8:30pm
See our Naeba Now report
NASPA Ski Garden
Official snow depth: 80cm
Yuzawa Kogen
Official snow depth: 50cm
Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
Official snow depth: 70cm
Yuzawa Park
Official snow depth: 70cm
Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th January 2024 Total snowfall at base so far 217cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 137cm reported on 9 days January 2024 snowfall 66cm reported on 3 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.