Morning from Yuzawa where conditions continue to be mild and today temps will likely rise above 10 degrees in town (they only dipped down to around 5C overnight). Fine clear skies over Yuzawa this morning; more cloud to the north over Minamiuonuma.

As far as I can tell there are no changes to what remains open at Kagura.

It should be colder tomorrow again but there's still not much to get excited about on the weekly forecast with warmer conditions once again early next week. It looks like it's going to something of an up and down experience in this very early stage of the season.

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Lifts:

Mitsumata Ropeway: 8:00am until 5:00pm (last going up at 2:30pm)
Mitsumata Number 1 high speed lift: 8:00am until 3:00pm
Mitsumata Number 2 romance lift: 9:00am until 4:30am
Kagura Gondola: 8:15am until 4:00pm

Courses:

Kagura main course - 600m in length, 30-50m wide

Notes:

The Mitsumata area is open just as a connecting area.
The Tashiro area is closed. It plans to open from 8th December.
The open course is not recommended for beginners.
Return to Mitsumata Ropeway via Mitsumata lift or snow mats.

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

NOW PART OPEN
- Kagura (via Mitsumata Ropeway)

Saturday 8th December 2018
- Iwappara
- Joetsu Kokusai
- Kagura (Tashiro)
- Naeba

Friday 14th December 2018
- Maiko Snow Resort
- Yuzawa Park

Saturday 15th December 2018
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kandatsu Kogen
- Yuzawa Kogen
- Yuzawa Nakazato

Friday 21st December 2018
- Ishiuchi Maruyama
- Muikamachi Hakkaisan
- NASPA Ski Garden

Saturday 22nd December 2018
- Chateau Shiozawa
- Ipponsugi
- Nakazato Snow Wood

Sunday 23rd December 2018
- Hakkai Sanroku
- Itsukamachi

Friday 28th December 2018
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka

Saturday 29th November 2018
- Mt Granview