After the snow up high mentioned in my report yesterday, it's an even better one this morning.

Snow falling yesterday for periods though it didn't really amount to anything at town level, but this morning I woke up to the sound of sprinklers and looked out of the window to see... 5cm of snow on the ground! That was a good surprise.

And here's what the 'resorts that report' are reporting:

Naeba: 30cm of fresh snowfall up top!
Kagura: 20cm of fresh snowfall
Maiko: 15cm of fresh snowfall

Not bad at all! I think it's fair to say that all slopes will have got a layer of 10-30cm of fresh on them which is most welcome indeed.

What's more, it's actually still snowing - though it's not really expected to continue beyond this morning.

So yes, it is probably a very good morning to be heading up high and enjoy this late March snowfall.

From tomorrow, we're expecting more in the way of sunshine and temperatures starting to gradually rise again.

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Naeba have announced that they will be open until Sunday 3rd April, which will be the last day of their season.
Yuzawa Nakazato have announced that they will be open until Sunday 27th March.
Ishiuchi Maruyama have announced that they will also be open until Sunday 27th March.

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Resort official snow depths (Friday 25th March 2016) and any specific news at time of writing:

There are now lots of patches of ground on view showing on lower slopes around town - though covered up temporarily this morning with some fresh snow! Some more than others. The snow situation means that some courses/areas at resorts are now closed. If you are planning on visiting, I recommended that you check with the individual resorts for their up-to-date details. You can find their websites from the links below. Note that snow cover is not a problem higher up so there's still a lot of skiing and boarding left.

Resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma:

GALA Yuzawa
120cm

Ishiuchi Maruyama
Plans to be open until Sunday 27th March
90cm

Iwappara
60cm

Joetsu Kokusai
80cm

Kagura
160cm (Mitsumata)
190cm (Tashiro)
220cm (Kagura)

Kandatsu Kogen
120-140cm

Maiko Snow Resort
Just the upper Okusoeji area remains open now.
95cm (Okusoeji)

Naeba
Plans to be open until Sunday 4th April
100cm

NASPA Ski Garden
70cm

Yuzawa Kogen
100cm

Yuzawa Nakazato
Plans to be open until Sunday 27th March
50cm

Yuzawa Park
45cm

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Planned official closing date information - there's a good chance some of these will change

Ishiuchi Maruyama - daily until Sunday 3rd April
Maiko Snow Resort - daily until Sunday 3rd April and then 9th/10th April
Ishiuchi Hanaoka - until Sunday 27th March (Saturday, Sunday only)
Mt Granview - until Sunday 27th March (Saturday, Sunday only)
Joetsu Kokusai - daily until Sunday 3rd April
Chateau Shiozawa - until Thursday 31st March
Muikamachi Ski Resort - daily until Sunday 3rd April
Muikamachi Hakkaisan - now closed

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List of ski resorts in Yuzawa town
List of ski resorts in Minamiuonuma City

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Iwappara 6 day snow and weather forecast
NASPA Ski Garden 6 day snow and weather forecast
Kagura 6 day snow and weather forecast