Good morning from Yuzawa.

It's much clearer on this second day of the season.

Mostly cloudy right now but also some bits of blue sky and sunshine at times as well though the forecast does say that we might see snowfall sometime today and perhaps overnight.

It is just over two more weeks before more ski resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma area plan to open, so if you need to ski before then... go to Kagura!

Here is what is open at Kagura:

- Kagura Ropeway
- Mitsumata Number 1 quad
- Mitsumata Number 3 romance lift
- Kagura Gondola
- Kagura Number 1 quad
- Kagura Number 4 romance lift

Also:

- Kagura Number 1 romance lift --- scheduled to be operating on weekends
- Kagura Number 3 romance lift --- scheduled to be operating at busy times

Almost all of the runs at Kagura and Mitsumata are open, and they've even got some park items going by the Kagura Number 1 romance lift.

Here's the forecast for Kagura to keep an eye on:

Kagura snow and weather forecast

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Planned ski resort opening dates:

Saturday 9th December 2017
Iwappara
Kagura (via Tashiro)
Naeba
Joetsu Kokusai

Friday 15th December 2017
Maiko Snow Resort
Muica Snow Resort
Yuzawa Park

Saturday 16th December 2017
GALA Yuzawa
Kandatsu Kogen
Yuzawa Kogen
Yuzawa Nakazato

Thursday 21st December 2017
Ishiuchi Maruyama

Friday 22nd December 2017
NASPA Ski Garden

Saturday 23rd December 2017
Ipponsugi
Muikamachi Hakkaisan