Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 607cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Light Temperature -2C base / -6C top Visibility Decent Posted at 9:50am on Tuesday 19th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Well yesterday ended up rather wet. At times the rain was coming down really heavily, always sad to see in February. Will obviously have done some damage to the snow conditions, but happily we are due a topup. It is snowing this morning, though light snow at the moment. The forecast is looking good though for tomorrow and then before the weekend as well with some potentially heavy snowfall due. Could it be one of our epic snowstorms? That would be just the ticket. After the mild weather of yesterday it somewhat colder this morning. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 19th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 607cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 128cm reported on 10 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 season 607cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow chance of rain Wind Light Temperature 0C base / -5C top Visibility Decent Posted at 9:43am on Monday 18th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Clearer and sunny conditions is what we ended up with as well yesterday. By late morning the snow had stopped and the clouds cleared. It didn't end up a bluebird type day with a fair bit of cloud hanging around but generally bright and sunny. Busy out on the popular slopes as well. This morning the snow is, or should I say was, back. It is a mild morning - around 0 degrees now - and set to get a bit warmer. I was going to be writing that there was a chance of sleet/rain, but unfortunately it has started to happen. My colleague just to the north in Minamiuonuma is reporting heavy rain and rather wet conditions there now. The good news is that from tomorrow it will get colder once again and we have consistent snowfall lined up over the coming week. Just out of interest, I see GALA Yuzawa today brought their snow depth number up to 400cm... Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 18th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 607cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 128cm reported on 10 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 season 567cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature 0C base / -3C top Visibility Decent Posted at 10:04am on Friday 15th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . It's just a cloudy start to the day in Yuzawa and darker than how yesterday started off. If the local forecast is to be believed, snow is imminent and a decent amount of snow is promised in the coming 24+ hours... it should be snowing through tomorrow before easing off by Sunday. It's about +2 degrees at the moment and so the mild conditions continue but it should get colder as the day goes on. Strong winds are likely tomorrow, so keep that in mind if you plan to go high - there's a good chance Kagura will be affected. Less chance of that happening on Sunday so if you have a choice of the two days that might be the best bet. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 15th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 567cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 88cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 567cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature 0C base / -4C top Visibility Good Posted at 10:32am on Thursday 14th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Calmer this morning and just generally cloudy and overcast at the moment. It is bright and perhaps there's a chance of us getting some blue skies above later on. Temperature is currently hovering around 0 degrees and it does feel pretty mild. Almost spring-like, dare I say it. Hopefully that won't last for long and tomorrow we should be back to snow later on (after a mild start to the day) and overnight into Saturday it is looking like there's a good chance of decent snowfall as well, so conditions on Saturday should be fresh and hopefully deep again. Fingers crossed. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 14th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 567cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 88cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 567cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Light Temperature 0C base / -8C top Visibility Good Posted at 9:32am on Wednesday 13th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . As I write this report I can hear really noisy wind blowing about outside. Wasn't like that just a short while ago. Though from early on winds have been affecting Kagura with the Tashiro area closed this morning and Kagura only open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the main quad. The Dragondola connecting Naeba with Tashiro is closed and a few of the upper lifts at Naeba also seem to be affected. Other than that though, at the moment, resorts seem to all be open as normal. Just a bit of new snow since yesterday, 5cm or so. Yesterday was a generally fine day in the area, somewhat overcast but bright and the snow conditions were very good by all accounts. Cloud and possible light snow forecast for the day before clearing up by tomorrow. For the moment it's just cloudy and actually quite mild, hovering around 0 degrees. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 13th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 567cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 88cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 562cm Weather overview Cloud, fine Wind Slight Temperature -4C base / -11C top Visibility Good Posted at 9:18am on Tuesday 12th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The snow continued to fall from the skies yesterday and really quite heavily at times. Felt good to see it all coming down and there was probably 30cm or so during the day. I know I had to move that much off the top of the car total in two goes yesterday as it quickly built up. That's what we like to see! You'll notice lots of the resorts adding a big chunk of new snow to their numbers below over the last few days too. This morning weather conditions have calmed down. The forecast is cloudy for the day but at the moment the sun is out and shining down on us and a kind of blue but overcast look to the sky. Could turn out to be a fine one. The snow should definitely be fine though. The snow I moved off the car last night was very light and the people staying on for this morning will be rewarded with some great conditions. Yesterday the snow conditions were excellent as well, though less visibility. Today should be similar conditions, better views and fewer people. Back to snow late tonight followed by clearer weather on Thursday. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 12th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 562cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 83cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 532cm Weather overview Cloud, snow Wind Moderate Temperature -2C base / -7C top Visibility Generally poor Posted at 9:40am on Monday 11th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Yesterday a few friends of mine who live in the Niigata city area were telling me of the chaos that 'heavy snow' was causing up there - all while it was just snowing very lightly here in this part of the Prefecture. Of course they have a different idea of what heave snow is, for them 10cm is heavy snow. It needs to be at least 30cm for us Snow Country folk to define it as heavy snow! But it does seem that people to the north and in the plains once again got more snow than usual, while we were missing out. Still snowing up there this morning I hear... But anyway... we also got our snow overnight, I'm happy to report. I'd say... about 20+cm. Resorts also reporting between 15cm and 30cm with the most being reported by Kagura (as is so often the case of course). So a decent layer of new snow and what's more it is continuing to snow now as I am writing the report. If it carries on like this we should be able to report some more decent numbers tomorrow morning. The only downside is that visibility is generally very poor on the slopes this morning and there's a moderate wind at times. Potentially stronger winds later on in the day. Tomorrow we might get to see the sun and it is forecast to be much clearer. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 11th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 532cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 53cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 512cm Weather overview Cloud, sun Wind Slight Temperature -3C base / -8C top Visibility Very good Posted at 10:15am on Sunday 10th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . It's a bright morning in Yuzawa. The sun has been winning the battle with the clouds, but lots of (cloud) shadows being cast down on the slopes around town, making for some dramatic scenery. I feel that more cloud has been gathering though and snow is actually forecast for the region during the day today and into tomorrow. For now though, no new snow to report. It's about -3 degrees now with a high of around 0 forecast at town level. It is another busy morning on the snow with the popular resorts seeing lots of people out early to try and catch the snow at it's best. With tomorrow being a national holiday here in Japan, it'll definitely be busier than a normal weekday as people take advantage of the long weekend but likely less than today, especially from lunchtime onwards. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 10th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 512cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 33cm 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 20cm Snowfall at base this season 512cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Slight Temperature -4C base / -8C top Visibility Good Posted at 4:22pm on Saturday 9th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . There was some decent snowfall yesterday and overnight on the mountains with Kagura telling us they got 30-40cm of fresh snow since yesterday. Today it has been snowing on and off all day in town. Not a huge amount of fresh to report this late afternoon and snow is holding off at the moment. It's about -3 degrees right now - should get colder overnight and we are due more snow tomorrow. The local Niigata forecast tell us to expect up to 10cm of snowfall between now and 9am tomorrow morning. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 9th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 512cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 33cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 492cm Weather overview Cloud with some clearings and light snow Wind Moderate Temperature -6C base / -9C top Visibility Variable Posted at 10:04am on Friday 8th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . We are back to much more winterlike conditions this morning in Yuzawa. It's cold (-5 in town), snow is falling and there's a moderate wind as well. Resorts around town are reporting up to 10cm of fresh snow since yesterday. The snow is actually forecast for the day and it did seem set in, but as I am writing there are some clearings of cloud and even the sun out for short periods. I think that is temporary though - local reports tell us to expect up to 20cm before 4pm and then continuing into tomorrow. I'm going with that local report! Stronger winds affecting Kagura again and the Tashiro area is closed for the day. Limited operations from Mitsumata Ropeway as well, though the latest news from Kagura is that they are hoping to get the main quad running later if possible. Other resorts around town are open as normal. 3 day weekend coming up in Japan of course and this is one of the big weekends of the ski season here. Popular places will get busy. Maybe very busy. It's actually a good time to perhaps explore less well known places to avoid the crowds. Whatever, hope you have a fun weekend wherever you are and wherever you choose to ski or snowboard. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 8th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 492cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 13cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 488cm Weather overview Blue sky, some cloud Wind Light Temperature 1C base / -4C top Visibility Very good Posted at 9:29am on Thursday 7th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The snow yesterday didn't really amount to much more than a dusting at town level and the resorts aren't reporting any fresh this morning. This morning the sun has been out. Some thin wispy cloud up there but generally blue skies. Out in the Minamiuonuma valley and looking north there does seem to be more cloud and indeed the local forecast is for the skies to cloud over later on today and hopefully by tonight it will be snowing. It's about +1 degrees in Yuzawa at the moment with a light wind. Good visibility and quiet slopes. Snow likely tomorrow and on and off through until Monday really. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 7th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 488cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 9cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 488cm Weather overview Cloudy, snow Wind Light Temperature -1C base / -6C top Visibility Fair Posted at 10:56am on Wednesday 6th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Light somewhat wet snow earlier this morning in Yuzawa, but actually some bigger flakes of snow are falling right now outside. Just a dusting really at town level and a bit more on the mountains but with snow forecast for the day hopefully it can build up a bit. At the moment it is about 0C in town with a slight SE wind. It's probably not going to last long though and by tomorrow we will probably start the day with the sun shining. Friday is set to be snowy and windy though so hopefully we'll be primed for the weekend. Actually things looking good for decent snowfall from Friday into next week, so fingers crossed. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 6th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 488cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm reported on 3 days December 2012 snowfall 217cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 254cm reported on 19 days February 2013 snowfall 9cm 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