Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 0cm Posted on Tuesday 7th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Hello, and welcome back to the Yuzawa Now reports for the 2023-2024 winter season. So... summer. It was really, really, really hot. And the heat and humidity seemed to go on forever, so it was such a relief when things eventually cooled down last month. While we had an 'almost cold' spell briefly, with Kagura reporting 3cm of snow on its upper areas on 22nd October, this last week has once again been unseasonably warm. I am sitting here wearing a T-shirt with the window open, and it's about 15C in town. With so much talk of temperatures being 'higher than usual' for large parts of this year, it is concerning. All we can do is hope that things will be different over winter. Things can, and often do, change quickly. And, of course, it is still very early. So we'll keep on being increasingly excited about all the snow to come! It looks like there might be some snowfall on the higher mountains again by the end of the coming weekend. This year Kagura hopes to open on Saturday 23rd November. We'll keep you updated with weather (and hopefully snow) news in the coming weeks. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are of course subject to change and depend on snowfall. Thursday 23rd November: Kagura Saturday 2nd December: Joetsu Kokusai Friday 15th December: Ishiuchi Maruyama Saturday 16th December: GALA Yuzawa Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Tuesday 7th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2023 snowfall 0cm Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Saturday 25th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. We have snow! It was raining last night but this morning we wake up to a blanket of snow on the ground. I just measured 12cm. The snow is still falling but it isn't expected to last long and sunny skies are due tomorrow and Monday. I wonder how much Kagura got? It's too early in the morning to hear anything from them, but we'll check later on today to see if there is anything to report before the scheduled report tomorrow. Evening update: Kagura is reporting 30cm of snow, and there is apparently enough for some Mitsumata runs to be open from tomorrow morning (Sunday 26th November). Here's what is planned to be open: Mitsumata Family course (1100m) Mitsumata Taikai (800m) Gondola Line (644m) Sunshine (266m) The Mitsumata Number 1 quad and Number 2 pair lift will be operating (as well as Mitsumata Ropeway, of course). We're expecting fine weather tomorrow and Monday. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are of course subject to change and depend on snowfall. The planned opening 23rd November has been delayed (will open as soon as there is enough snow): Kagura Saturday 2nd December: Joetsu Kokusai Friday 15th December 2023: Ishiuchi Maruyama Saturday 16th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December 2023: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 25th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this seas 14cm Posted on Sunday 26th November 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning everyone. It is the first day of the official ski season in the region, with Kagura opening up a few lifts and runs this morning. The ski area reported 30cm of snow yesterday, with the following lifts and runs planned to be open for the day. - Mitsumata Family course: 30m width, 1100m length - Mitsumata Taikai (Competition): 30m width, 800m length - Gondola Line: 10m width, 644m length - Sunshine: 20m width, 266m length The snow on the Family and Gondola Line courses has not been groomed. - Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am-4:00pm) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (8:00am-3:45pm) - Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift (8:15am-3:30pm) (Apparently, some electrical issue with the Kagura Gondola prevents that lift from opening and a wider area being available). A special lift ticket price of 3000 yen is available for this early limited opening period. Oh yes, the weather! After that blast of winter yesterday (with just a slight amount more snow to report), this morning is a beauty. It's sunny, and there's not a cloud in the sky. It will be warmer again today and tomorrow. More snow is due later on Wednesday. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are of course subject to change and depend on snowfall. Currently part open: Kagura Saturday 2nd December: Joetsu Kokusai Friday 15th December 2023: Ishiuchi Maruyama Saturday 16th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December 2023: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 26th November 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 14cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this seas 18cm Posted on Saturday 2nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. There has been just a bit of a dusting really around town since yesterday (which has mostly gone since early morning). No word from Kagura yet, but there might be a bit of a fresh layer up there this morning. Kagura opened at 7:30am this morning and presumably will be doing that tomorrow too (with perhaps a switch back to the 8:00am start on weekdays). They are also operating the Kagura Number 1 pair lift for the weekend. --------------- Ski area information for Friday 1st December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 7:30am) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad - Kagura Number 1 pair Courses available: - Kagura main slope (1,512m length) - Gondola course (3,362m length) - Mitsumata runs (officially used just to connect with Kagura) Official snow depth: - Top: 30cm - Base: 20cm Notes: The Mitsumata lifts and course are used to get over to the main run that is open at Kagura. -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Opening as soon as there is enough snow: Joetsu Kokusai Friday 15th December 2023: Ishiuchi Maruyama Saturday 16th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Kagura (via Tashiro) Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December 2023: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview :( Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 2nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 18cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 18cm Posted on Saturday 9th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We have clear skies above the region again this morning. Beautiful morning. Kagura is open with the Number 1 pair lift backing up the quad on the main slope. Other than that, nothing really to report on this Saturday morning. It is going to be a warm day and while the temps should be lower from tomorrow there's not a whole lot of snow lined up on the weekly forecast, as it stands just now. Hope you have a good weekend. --------------- Ski area information for Saturday 9th December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 7:30am for the weekend; 8:00am on weekdays) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad - Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift Courses available: - Kagura main slope (1,512m length) - Gondola course (3,362m length) - Mitsumata runs (officially used as the connection with Kagura) Official snow depth: - Top: 30cm - Base: 15cm Notes: The Mitsumata lifts and course are used to get over to the main run that is open at Kagura. -------------------------------- Photos today (below): - Kagura - GALA Yuzawa - Yuzawa Kogen -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Opening as soon as there is enough snow: Joetsu Kokusai Friday 15th December 2023: Ishiuchi Maruyama Saturday 16th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Kagura (via Tashiro) Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December 2023: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 9th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 18cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 18cm Posted on Saturday 16th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. I was woken up in the middle of the night be the sound of heavy rain. But let's talk about snow. It is still due tomorrow and Monday and all being well we should get a fair amount of it. Things will hopefully looks rather different come Monday morning, so I'm looking forward to that. Only Kagura is (part) open this morning. Other ski areas that planned to open today are all on standby and waiting for the snow. Yesterday we announced the lift ticket giveaway, but there was some other big news too. The official daily snow depth data for 350+ ski areas around Japan has started updating. Learn more about that here. --------------- Ski area information for Saturday 16th December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 7:30am on weekends; 8:00am on weekends) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad Courses available: - Kagura main slope (1,512m length) Official snow depth: - Top: 30cm - Base: 0cm Notes: The Mitsumata lifts are used to get over to the main run that is open at Kagura. Some walking is involved to get to and from the Kagura area. -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Opening as soon as there is enough snow: GALA Yuzawa Ishiuchi Maruyama Joetsu Kokusai Kagura (via Tashiro) Kandatsu Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Wednesday 20th December 2023: Maiko Snow Resort Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 16th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 18cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (25th November) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 4cm reported on 2 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 22cm Snowfall at base this seas 40cm Posted on Monday 18th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Kagura was so busy yesterday that they actually had to turn people away from mid-morning! As it opened, they were reporting a wait of up to two and a half hours to get on the Mitsumata Ropeway. Wow. I can't remember hearing such a thing before. Of course, Kagura being the only ski area in the Yuzawa region open added to the number of folks turning up. It being a weekday things should be less manic this morning. It took a while for the snow to start yesterday, but once it got going we got a fair bit overnight. Our Yuzawa town measurement is 21cm with snow continuing to fall as this is being written. It seems there was more snowfall just to the north of Yuzawa. For example, just north of Ishiuchi, we have measured 32cm. (That is perhaps confirmed with Naeba, south of the main town area, saying it only got 3cm of snowfall). There is no specific news to report early morning, including from Kagura. People are probably very busy this morning. We will be checking around the ski areas today and will update this report later on today with any news. --------------- 5:30pm update We have enjoyed more snowfall during the day here in Yuzawa, 20cm and more. It's great to see it. (A measurement will be made and that snowfall will be added to the next report tomorrow morning). Here's the ski area news as we have it: Kandatsu Snow Resort has said that it will be open from 12 noon tomorrow (Tuesday) with the A and C lifts are scheduled to be available. (They are calling tomorrow a 'pre-open', with most other facilities - restaurants, baths, shuttle bus etc, not available). GALA Yuzawa has said that it will open on Wednesday (20th December). The Melody and Entertainment runs should be open. Ishiuchi Maruyama is reporting 50-60cm of snowfall and says that it will be closed tomorrow but, depending on conditions, might open on Wednesday. Maiko Snow Resort and Joetsu Kokusai have announced they now plan to open on Friday 22nd December. Naeba is still just saying that they will open when they can. It hasn't been snowing as much down there... --------------- Ski area information for Monday 18th December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am on weekends; 7:30am on weekends) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad Courses available: - Kagura main slope (1,512m length) - Perhaps more Official snow depth: - Top: 35cm - Base: 5cm (seems low, perhaps not updated?) Notes: The Mitsumata lifts are used to get over to the main run that is open at Kagura. Some walking is involved to get to and from the Kagura area. -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Wednesday 20th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Opening as soon as there is enough snow: Ishiuchi Maruyama Joetsu Kokusai Kagura (via Tashiro) Kandatsu Snow Resort Maiko Snow Resort Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Friday 22nd December 2023: NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Monday 18th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 40cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (18th December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 26cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 26cm Snowfall at base this seas 66cm Posted on Tuesday 19th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Yesterday was a good day in terms of snowfall. After my report yesterday morning there was another 26cm of snow in Yuzawa (and about 15cm to the north in Ishiuchi). The snowfall eased off later in the evening. So that was really great to see. But, of course, we need much more. Think of it as a start. Ideally, it will stay cold over the next few days and we can keep this snow until the next lot comes. That is due late Thursday into Friday. If that happens, we should be having a lot of action next weekend. The snowfall helps ski areas open, of course, and so here is where we stand on this Tuesday morning. Kandatsu Snow Resort will be open from 12 noon today, with the A and C lifts are scheduled to be available. This is being called a 'pre-open', with most other facilities - restaurants, baths, shuttle bus etc, not available. GALA Yuzawa will be part open from tomorrow. The Melody and Entertainment runs should be available. Ishiuchi Maruyama yesterday reported 50-60cm of snowfall yesterday and might be able to open on Wednesday. They will make an announcement today. (See below) Maiko Snow Resort and Joetsu Kokusai have both announced they now plan to open on Friday 22nd December. Naeba is still just saying that they will open when they can. It did not snowing as much south of the main town area. This report will be updated later today if there is any additional news. 4:30pm update: The biggest news is that Ishiuchi Maruyama will be doing a 'pre-open' thing tomorrow. The Sunrise Express gondola and Green Lift will be operating, with just the Green course available for skiing and snowboarding. NASPA Ski Garden has today said it will not be opening on Friday as planned and will just open as soon as there is enough snow. Recap: Kagura is part open. Kandatsu Snow Resort sort of opened today. GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama will both have a limited opening from tomorrow. --------------- Ski area information for Tuesday 19th December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am on weekends; 7:30am on weekends) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad Courses available: - Kagura main slope - Gondola line - Family (Mitsumata) Official snow depth: - Top: 50cm - Base: 30cm Notes: The Family Course at Mitsumata can now be used. ---------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Part open from 12pm Lifts open: - A pair lift - C quad lift Courses available: - 4 courses Official snow depth: - Unconfirmed Notes: The ski area will open from 12:00pm today. -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Wednesday 20th December 2023: GALA Yuzawa Ishiuchi Maruyama Friday 22nd December 2023: Joetsu Kokusai Opening as soon as there is enough snow: Kagura (via Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Naeba NASPA Ski Garden Yuzawa Kogen Thursday 21st December 2023: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Saturday 23rd December 2023: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Park Closed for the 2023-2024 season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Tuesday 19th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 66cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (19th December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 52cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this seas 78cm Posted on Thursday 21st December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It is snowing and we already have a 10cm+ layer of new snow around town. (Much less just to the north). We are all hoping that we will be getting quite a lot of more over the next several days. Some forecasts say heavy snow, others are less bombastic in their predictions. (The former, please!) A few noticeable changes this morning: The Giant course at Kagura is open and all of the lifts and courses in the Central Area of GALA Yuzawa are open this morning. Yuzawa Nakazato has confirmed that it will be opening tomorrow morning. Hopefully, Maiko Snow Resort and Joetsu Kokusai are also still set to open from tomorrow. That's all the news I can find at the moment. I will update the report again by this evening with any further news. If the snow continues today and tomorrow, we can probably expect all ski areas to be able to be at least part open at the weekend. Come on!!! 6pm update: It has not been snowing as much as we had hoped so far today. Somewhat disappointing. Hopefully good snow news tomorrow. Maiko Snow Resort have confirmed that it will be open tomorrow. The Gondola and two Okusoeji lifts (and runs) should be available. You'll need to get the gondola back down to base. Yuzawa Kogen will also be part open from tomorrow, but there's no confirmation on exactly what will be open just yet. Joetsu Kokusai has also announced that its Panorama Zone will open tomorrow. No information is available yet regarding when the Tashiro section of Kagura might open. (All info in this report other than the above update is as per original morning report. Any snowfall after the original morning report will be included in tomorrows report). --------------- Ski area information for Thursday 21st December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. GALA Yuzawa Part open Lifts open (scheduled): - Diligence Gondola - All Central Area lifts Courses available (scheduled): - All Central Area courses Official snow depth: - 40cm --------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Part open Lifts open (scheduled): - Sunrise Express - Green Courses available (scheduled): - Green course --------------- Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am on weekends; 7:30am on weekends) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad Courses available: - Kagura main slope - Giant - Gondola course - Gondola line - Family (Mitsumata) Official snow depth: - Top: 50cm - Base: 30cm --------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Part open Lifts open: - A pair lift - C quad lift Courses available: - 4 courses Official snow depth: - 40cm --------------- Naeba Part open Lifts open: - Number 4 romance pair lift Courses available: - 1 course Official snow depth: - ? -------------------------------- Planned opening dates for other ski areas Opening as soon as there is enough snow: Iwappara Kagura (via Tashiro) Joetsu Kokusai Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan NASPA Ski Garden Yuzawa Kogen Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Thursday 21st December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 78cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (19th December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 64cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this seas 88cm Posted on Friday 22nd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from a.... sunny Yuzawa. Yes, it's one of those 'really?!' kind of mornings, considering we were expecting potentially heavy snow overnight. The heavier snowfall seemed to have been to the north of our valley. There has been some, just not as much as we though we would get. Our Yuzawa measurement is 10cm, with about 7cm in Ishiuchi area. There's more exciting news from Kagura, which is reporting 20-40cm of snowfall since yesterday at those higher elevations. For now, though, the sun is shining but it has been clouding over... perhaps getting ready for the snowfall we are told to expect (again) later today and into tomorrow. This morning sees Maiko Snow Resort, Yuzawa Kogen and Joetsu Kokusai opening up and the upper Takenokodaira run opening at Naeba. Curiously, there is still no information is available yet regarding when the Tashiro section of Kagura might open (or indeed more of the main Kagura Area itself). Once again, the report will be updated later on today with any further news. 6:00pm update: It's snowing and hopefully tomorrow morning there will be some good numbers to report. Iwappara and Muikamachi Hakkaisan plan to be part open from tomorrow. Iwappara plans to have the Number 2 and 3 pair lifts as well as the central quad lift operating. Hakkaisan is reporting lots of snow and that it will be 'fully open'. Nice. And, at last, an update from Kagura! The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area will be open from tomorrow, with a much larger area of the wider Kagura ski area available from tomorrow. The skiers-only NASPA Ski Garden and newly re-named Ipponsugi Snow Park (more on that at a later date, but look here) are both planning to be part open from Sunday. Basically, ski areas are going to do everything they possibly can to be at least part open (and as widely open as they can be) this weekend, the weekend before Christmas. The exception being Chateau Shiozawa, which has a planned opening date of 26th December, once Santa has left). With so much going on and so much to check, tomorrows report will surely take a while longer than usual to appear. --------------- Ski area information for Friday 22nd December 2023 The information below is manually checked with official sources and updated for every report. Please note that details can change quickly, especially at the beginning of the season, and official information may take a bit longer to update. All information is subject to change. GALA Yuzawa Part open Lifts open (scheduled): - Diligence Gondola - All Central Area lifts Courses available (scheduled): - All Central Area courses (some restrictions on Edelweiss) Official snow depth: - 40cm --------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Part open Lifts open (scheduled): - Sunrise Express - Green - Kanko Number 4 express - Kitamaruyama Family pair - Tyrol triple Courses available (scheduled): - 6 courses Official snow depth: - 70cm --------------- Joetsu Kokusai Part open Lifts open: - 5 lifts Courses available: - 4 courses (Panorama Zone) Official snow depth: - 50cm --------------- Kagura (via Mitsumata) Part open Lifts open: - Mitsumata Ropeway (from 8:00am on weekends; 7:30am on weekends) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad Courses available: - Kagura main slope - Giant - Gondola course - Gondola line - Family (Mitsumata) Official snow depth: - Top: 50cm - Base: 30cm --------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Part open Lifts open: - A pair lift - C quad lift Courses available: - 4 courses Official snow depth: - 40cm --------------- Maiko Snow Resort Part open Lifts open: - Maiko Gondola - Okusoechi quad - Okusoechi pair Courses available: - 6 courses (need to get gondola back down to base) --------------- Naeba Part open Lifts open: - Prince Number 2 Gondola - Takenokodaira pair lift - Number 4 romance pair lift Courses available: - Takenokodaira - Number 4 Official snow depth: - Top: 25cm - Base: 20cm --------------- Yuzawa Kogen Part open Lifts open: - Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway - Cosmos pair lift - Summit panorama pair lift Courses available: - 3 courses Official snow depth: - Top: 30cm - Base: 20cm --------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Part open Lifts open: - Number 2 lift - Number 3 lift Courses available: - 2 courses Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Friday 22nd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 88cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 26cm (19th December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 74cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 55cm Snowfall at base this seas 143cm Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Very good news! Over 50cm of fresh snow, both in Yuzawa town areas and Ishiuchi just to the north of Yuzawa. We're currently enjoying some blue sky and sunshine, but there might be more snow during the day. In fact, it is still snowing in the valley north of Yuzawa (and there is a lot of fast-moving cloud). This wonderful gift of fresh snowfall is letting ski areas open up this morning. A lot is changing and so some of the information below might already be out-of-date. Luckily, I'll be back tomorrow with another update. But basically, most ski areas are now at least part open. NASPA Ski Garden and Ipponsugi Snow Park both plan to be open from tomorrow. --------------- GALA Yuzawa Lifts open: Diligence Gondola All Central Area lifts Victoria lift in the Northern Area Courses available: All Central Area courses Broadway, Super Broadway and Swan in the Northern Area Official snow depth: 50cm --------------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Operations: 6 lifts and 10 courses --------------------------- Iwappara Operations: 3 lifts and 6 courses Official snow depth: 70cm --------------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Operations: 12 lifts and 12 courses open Official snow depth: 80cm --------------------------- Kagura Lifts open: 11 of 18 lifts operating Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway are now open and you can get the Kagura area from both Courses available: 19 of 30 runs open Official snow depth: Top: 80cm Base: 40cm --------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Operations: 3 lifts and 4 courses Official snow depth: 85cm --------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Lifts & courses: 4 lifts and 7 courses (incluing the quad in the Maiko Area) You need to ride the gondola back down to base from the Okusoechi Area Official snow depth: Top: 120cm Base: 40cm --------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Operations: All lifts are operating Official snow depth: Top: 120cm Base: 70cm --------------------------- Naeba Lifts open: Prince Number 2 Gondola Takenokodaira pair lift Number 4 romance pair lift Courses available: Takenokodaira Number 4 Official snow depth: Top: 80cm Base: 30cm --------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Lifts open: NASPA Ski Garden plans to open from tomorrow (Sunday 24th) --------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Operations: 4 lifts and 5 courses Official snow depth: Top: 40cm Base: 30cm --------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Operations: 2 lifts and 3 courses Official snow depth: 50cm --------------------------- Yuzawa Park Operations: 1 lift and 1 course Official snow depth: 50cm --------------------------- The following ski areas are closed during the 2023-2024 winter season: Ishiuchi Hanaoka Itsukamachi Mt Granview Nakasato Kiyotsu Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 143cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 129cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this seas 150cm Posted on Sunday 24th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday was interesting one. Yuzawa enjoyed quite a lot of blue sky and sunshine while it was still snowing in the valley to the north. We did get a bit more snow during the night, though. Kagura is reporting 10cm of snow since yesterday. We are starting this morning with more blue sky and sunshine, and less wind than yesterday. So it should be a very fine morning. NASPA Ski Garden opens from this morning, as does Ipponsugi Snow Park; the two 'skiers-only' (ie. snowboarding not allowed) areas close to the central town area of Yuzawa. More runs and lifts seem to be opening this morning, though generally we still need more snow for things to get into top gear. We might get some tomorrow night and into Wednesday too (though massive amounts are not expected). Muikamachi Hakkaisan, to the north of Yuzawa, seems to be the ski area with the most snow. It is reporting 190cm at the top, all lifts are operating and all runs are available. If I remember correctly, last year also saw more snow north of Yuzawa in the early season. --------------- GALA Yuzawa Lifts open: Diligence Gondola All Central Area lifts Victoria lift in the Northern Area Courses available: All Central Area courses Broadway, Super Broadway and Swan in the Northern Area Official snow depth: 130cm --------------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Operations: 10 lifts and 21 courses All three base areas and most runs now open --------------------------- Iwappara Operations: 3 lifts and 6 courses Official snow depth: 70cm --------------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Operations: 12 lifts and 15 courses open Official snow depth: 80cm --------------------------- Kagura Lifts open: 11 of 21 lifts operating Both the Mitsumata Ropeway and Tashiro Ropeway are now open (and you can get the Kagura area from both) Courses available: 19 of 30 runs open Official snow depth: Top: 80cm Base: 40cm --------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Operations: 3 lifts and 8 courses Official snow depth: 70cm --------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Lifts & courses: 4 lifts and 7 courses (including the quad in the Maiko Area) You need to ride the gondola back down to base from the Okusoechi Area Official snow depth: Top: 120cm Base: 40cm --------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Operations: All lifts and runs are open Official snow depth: Top: 190cm Base: 90cm --------------------------- Naeba Lifts open: Prince Number 2 Gondola Takenokodaira pair lift Number 4 high speed Number 5 high speed Number 4 romance pair lift Courses available: 5 courses open Official snow depth: Top: 50cm Base: 30cm Notes: You can now ski back down from top to base --------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Lifts open: 3 lifts (1,3 and 4) and 7 courses Official snow depth: 85cm --------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Operations: 4 lifts and 6 courses Official snow depth: Top: 40cm Base: 30cm --------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Operations: 3 lifts and 6 courses Official snow depth: 60cm --------------------------- Yuzawa Park Operations: 2 lifts and 3 courses Official snow depth: 50cm Yuzawa Now 2023-2024 season Data as of Sunday 24th December 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 150cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 55cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 14cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 136cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com