Good morning from Yuzawa.

It is clear and sunny this morning and it is going to be another mild day.

Clouds are due to move in over the region by this afternoon though bringing rain at first and if it gets cold enough snow by tonight. Lets hope we can get another coating of snow on the ground...

The Tashiro area of Kagura is now open. The Tashiro Ropeway, Tashiro Number 1 romance pair, Tashiro Number 2 romance pair and Tashiro Number 1 quad lifts are operating. While both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway are now both open, note that if you want to get over to the main Kagura Area of the resort, you'll need to get there via the Mitsumata Ropeway because the lift and course connection between Tashiro Area and Kagura Area is not yet available. Hope that isn't too confusing!

Maiko Snow Resort, GALA Yuzawa, Yuzawa Kogen, Ishiuchi Maruyama and a few other resorts were planning on now being open but are having to delay as we wait for more snow. They'll get open as soon as they can.

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Kagura is currently part open:

- Mitsumata Ropeway
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad
- Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 quad
- Tashiro Ropeway
- Tashiro Number 1 romance pair
- Tashiro Number 2 romance pair
- Tashiro Number 1 quad

- The Mitsumata and Tashiro Ropeways are now both operating
- Access to the main Kagura Area is via Mitsumata Ropeway only
- Tashiro is open up to the Tashiro Number 1 high speed lift
- The Kagura Area and Tashiro Area lift/course connection is not yet open

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Naeba is also part open with the lower base course area available

More details on the Naeba Now report here.

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Photos (below) from around 8:45am on Saturday 14th December 2019:

- Kagura
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Ishiuchi Maruyama (2)
- Yuzawa Kogen (2)
- Route 17/Yuzawa IC exit

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Planned opening dates - subject to change of course depending on weather/snow conditions.

Now part open:
- Kagura (via Mitsumata)
- Kagura (via Tashiro)
- Naeba

As soon as there is enough snow
- GALA Yuzawa
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Kandatsu Snow Resort
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato

Friday 20th December 2019
- Muica Snow Resort
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden
- Yuzawa Park

Saturday 21st December 2019
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Ipponsugi
- Iwappara
- Nakazato Snow Wood

Wednesday 25th December 2019
- Itsukamachi

Thursday 26th December 2019
- Chateau Shiozawa

Saturday 28th December 2019
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka
- Mt Granview