Well, things clouded over quite quickly yesterday (that has happened quite a lot this season) and so by mid day we had very overcast and grey above us.

Come evening a few spots of rain for a short while but almost something you could have missed.

Very mild night with a low temperature of about 6 degrees.

Rain has been forecast for today of course and it seems that it has been raining overnight but just light rain falling at the moment as I write this report. Still forecast to rain for most of the day though with a high temperature of around 11 degrees here in town.

Things are still looking promising for early next week with a return of colder conditions and snowfall on the forecast around Monday and Tuesday.

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Official snow depths:

Some not updated yet due to early report

GALA Yuzawa:
420cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
290cm
Iwappara:
210cm
Joetsu Kokusai:
260cm
Kagura:
370cm
Kandatsu Kogen:
320cm
Maiko Snow Resort:
330cm (upper)
200cm (lower)
Naeba:
270cm
NASPA Ski Garden:
287cm
Yuzawa Kogen:
270cm (Kogen)
220cm (Nunoba)
Yuzawa Nakazato:
210cm

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Nighta in the area

Nighta 'night skiing' - where some slopes are floodlit for skiing and snowboarding in the evening - is available at the following resorts in the area.

Ishiuchi Maruyama:
Every day until 21st March (until 8:50pm)
Iwappara:
Every day until 22nd March (until 8pm on weekdays and Sundays, 9pm on Saturdays)
Joetsu Kokusai:
Every day until 22nd March (until 9pm)
Kandatsu Kogen:
From 'all night' on Fridays and Saturdays (6pm or 10pm until 4am the next morning)
Naeba:
Every day until 29th March (until 9pm)
All night on 14th March (10pm until 6am)

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Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region
Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions.

Open until Saturday March 28th:

- Hakkaisanroku

Open until Sunday March 29th:

- Ishiuchi Hanaoka (open on March 27th, 28th, 29th)
- Itsukamachi
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- Muikamachi Ski Resort

Open until Monday March 30th:

- Mt Granview

Open until Tuesday March 31st:

- Chateau Shiozawa
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Nunoba
- Ludens Yuzawa

Open until Wednesday April 1st:

- Yuzawa Park

Open until Sunday April 5th:

- Ipponsugi
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Yuzawa Nakazato
- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Wood

Open until Sunday April 12th:

- Maiko Snow Resort (*daily until April 5th, then open on April 11th and 12th)

Open until Sunday April 19th:

- NASPA Ski Garden (*weekends only from April 5th, closed weekdays)

Open until Wednesday May 6th:

- Naeba (*weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th], closed weekdays)
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)

Open until Sunday May 31st:

- Kagura (Mitsumata)