Yuzawa Now: Saturday 9th March 2019
- Mar 9, 2019
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 987cm
Posted on Saturday 9th March 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
It feels very different this morning after that mini-blast of winter yesterday.
Yesterday snow continued falling after my report - that is the 4cm snow that is added to my report today - though it eased off by late morning. There was some blue sky and a bit of sun at times, but the day ended up mostly just cloudy. I found myself over at Maiko Snow Resort and I must admit that with them reporting 30cm I was expecting the snow up there to be softer than it was on the courses. By the sides of the courses was nice but the courses were pretty hard. But anyway, good work out for the legs and that layer of snow is most definitely better being there than if it wasn't there.
It didn't feel warm but by the end of the day the snow that had been sitting on top of a stationary car near by place had almost gone...
Anyway, this morning the sun is out and it is a really beautiful morning.
Totally clear blue skies.
It is cold early on too, a few under zero, but forecast to warm up to around +10C later on today. I would expect morning snow conditions to be nice before the sun gets hold of it.
Tomorrow should be similarly warm (if not a little warmer) with rain forecast for the night.
Hope you can enjoy the weekend.
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Ski resorts in Yuzawa:
GALA Yuzawa
- 290cm (official snow depth)
Iwappara
- 175cm (official snow depth)
Kagura
- Kagura: 320cm (official snow depth)
- Mitsumata Area: 280cm (official snow depth)
- Tashiro Area: 300cm (official snow depth)
Kandatsu Kogen
- 225cm (official snow depth)
Naeba
- 220cm (official snow depth)
- Please see our Naeba Now report for daily updates from Naeba
NASPA Ski Garden
- 195cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Kogen
- Top: 230cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 130cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Park
- 155cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Nakazato
- 160cm (official snow depth)
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Ski resorts in Minamiuonuma - just to the north of Yuzawa:
Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Top: 220cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 160cm (official snow depth)
Joetsu Kokusai
- 230cm (official snow depth)
Maiko Snow Resort
- Top: 280cm (official snow depth)
- Base: 100cm (official snow depth)
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- 270cm (official snow depth)
Yuzawa Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 9th March 2019 Total snowfall at base so far 987cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 63cm (22nd January) November 2018 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2018 snowfall 253cm reported on 13 days January 2019 snowfall 523cm reported on 24 days February 2019 snowfall 190cm reported on 14 days March 2019 snowfall 19cm reported on 2 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.