Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 105cm Weather overview Cloudy, blue sky Wind Slight Temperature 2C base / -2C top Visibility Very good Posted at 8:25am on Monday 17th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . It was raining for most of the morning yesterday, quite heavy at times, though it did ease off in the afternoon and we were left with a cloudy day. It is around 2C this morning in Yuzawa and the sun is out. Some cloud hanging around bit it should be a fine morning here, with temperatures rising to around 7C later on this afternoon. The only real resort news I can find this morning is that Naeba will continue to keep the Prince Number 2 gondola open during this week as yesteday. Generally though, while some places are part open, the snow we did have has taken something of a hit and we wait for winter to properly kick in. It still look likely to get colder tomorrow and we will perhaps get some snowfall, though nothing major. Official resort snow depths Mt Naeba: 90cm Kagura: 200cm Kandatsu Kogen: 70cm Iwappara: 70cm Yuzawa Kogen: 100cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 50cm --- Centleisure Maiko: 60cm Joetsu Kokusai: 130cm Planned resort openings 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 17th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 105cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 97cm 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 105cm Weather overview Rain, sleet Wind Slight Temperature 4C base / -1C top Visibility Fair Posted at 9:50am on Sunday 16th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The sun was out for pretty much all of yesterday and it turned out to be a lovely day. We haven't escaped the rain though, as it has been raining since early morning in Yuzawa. It does seem to be trying to snow so looks like sleet coming down at times and indeed higher up the mountains it is snowing a wet kind of snow. But the best we can hope for here now is damage limitation I think and that it eases off quickly. It is a mild 4C in the town at the moment. Tomorrow the sun should be out and clearer skies though it will probably stay quite warm. Wednesday seems to be when we can expect it to get colder again and while we might see dustings of snow, there is no major snowfall on the horizon through until Friday as the forecast stands. Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 16th December 12, AM: Mt Naeba: 90cm Kagura: 200cm Kandatsu Kogen: 70cm Iwappara: 70cm Yuzawa Kogen: 100cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 50cm --- Centleisure Maiko: 60cm Joetsu Kokusai: 130cm Planned resort openings 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 16th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 105cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 97cm 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 105cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Slight-moderate Temperature 7C base / -1C top Visibility Good Posted at 10:02am on Saturday 15th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Today marks the first day open for a number of ski resorts around town. It's a cloudy start to the day but quite bright with the sun even casting shadows at times - and more importantly the rain that was forecast is holding off for now. In fact the rain has dropped off the forecast for today, though hanging about as a chance into early tomorrow. Hopefully we can avoid it. It is a very mild morning in the region, currently about 7C, and it looks like it will be Wednesday before things get much colder again and for decent snowfall to be with us. Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 15th December 12, AM: Mt Naeba: 90cm Kagura: 200cm Kandatsu Kogen: 70cm Iwappara: 70cm Yuzawa Kogen: 100cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 50cm --- Centleisure Maiko: 60cm Joetsu Kokusai: 130cm Planned resort openings 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 15th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 105cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 97cm 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 105cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Slight-moderate Temperature 3C base / -6C top Visibility Excellent Posted at 9:18am on Friday 14th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The sun is out and we have blue skies all around the region this morning - it has certainly started off as a beautiful day and may well be until the lifts close though cloud is due to move in later on. It is relatively mild too with a temperature of around +4C here in town early on, and a high of +7C likely. Up at Naeba, they are now operating the Prince Number 2 gondola and opened the Daishamen course, so you can now slide down the mountain to base. It is still fairly limited though as they wait for more snow to get things open up some more. This morning, Iwappara has opened for the season with just the No2 and No3 pair lifts moving. From tomorrow I can confirm that Yuzawa Nakazato, Yuzawa Kogen, Kandatsu Kogen, Maiko Snow Resort and Joetsu Kokusai all intend to part open up for the season as well - so it is great to finally get lifts moving near town level. Even though they will all likely be part openings, it feels like the season is about to start proper. We're still early as well. The forecast for the weekend still tells us there's a chance of rain, but happily at the moment it does not look like it will be a consistent and heavy downpour. It still looks like it will be rather mild again though tomorrow, so all we can do is hope for the best. Planned ski area openings: 15th December Iwappara Joetsu Kokusai Yuzawa Nakazato Kandatsu Kogen Maiko Snow Resort 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Opening, lift & other notes Kagura is mostly open and part of Naeba is also now open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 14th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 105cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 97cm 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 105cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Slight Temperature 0C base / -6C top Visibility Good Posted at 9:16am on Thursday 13th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The snow clouds remain in the area. Yesterday it was on and off, and in the evening there were some really nice big snowflakes coming down from the sky. About 70cm of untouched snow behind SJ World Headquarters in Minamiuonuma. This morning light snow is still falling though it isn't the kind that is going to give us big numbers of new cm. It should be easing off later on in the day as well and after that we might be done with snowfall for a number of days. Tomorrow the sun is likely to make a special appearance and then on Saturday unfortunately it looks like there is a good chance of rain in Yuzawa. Not the best weather for those resorts planning to open on Saturday but I am sure that won't spoil all of the fun. Fingers crossed it will be minimal. We have had a good start here, lets hope it bodes well for the season. Planned ski area openings: 15th December Iwappara Joetsu Kokusai Yuzawa Nakazato Kandatsu Kogen Maiko Snow Resort 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Opening, lift & other notes Kagura is mostly open and part of Naeba is also now open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 13th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 105cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 97cm 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 season 100cm Weather overview Cloud, light snow Wind Slight Temperature -1C base / -6C top Visibility Fair Posted at 9:45am on Wednesday 12th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Yesterday in the morning the clouds parted for a while and we were treated to some brilliant blue skies for a while. Everywhere looked gorgeous. Clouds eventually moved back in and overnight there has been some new snowfall, up to 10cm and Kagura reporting up to 20cm. Right now it is snowing lightly but my colleague just to the north in Minamiuonuma tells me that is is snowing nicely there now with some big flakes of snow so there's some snow left in those clouds. Once these clouds dry up though we are likely not to see much snowfall for a period. There's even some rain lined up for the weekend currently on the forecast, so it's be good if we could avoid that. A warmer period of weather is likely though into next week. As soon as there is enough snow Iwappara Joetsu Kokusai 15th December Yuzawa Nakazato Kandatsu Kogen Maiko Snow Resort 21st December Ishiuchi Maruyama Yuzawa Park Muikamachi Ski Resort 22nd December Gala Yuzawa NASPA Ski Garden Ipponsugi Muikamachi Hakkaisan Chateau Shiozawa 23rd December Itsukamachi Hakkaisanroku Late December Yuzawa Kogen Ludens Yuzawa Mt Granview Ishiuchi Hanaoka Opening, lift & other notes Kagura is mostly open and part of Naeba is also now open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Wednesday 12th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 100cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 92cm 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 90cm Weather overview Cloud, sunny in places Wind Slight Temperature 0C base / -6C top Visibility Very good Posted at 7:55am on Tuesday 11th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . More snow has fallen since yesterday. I have had to move about 20cm off the top of the car last night and there's another 10cm or so on there this morning. The snow has eased off now and we have a curious mix of weather in the region. A look at the webcams shows quite clear and sunny conditions in Naeba with a lot of blue sky, with some of that blue sky over Kagura as well and the sun shining down on the main slope. It's still cloudy over the main Yuzawa town area though at the moment. Actually the forecast tells us to expect cloud and light snow, so we'll have to see whether that happens or whether the clouds are indeed clearing up. We do seem to be moving on from this considerable snowfall we have had over the last few days though. There's a nice amount of snow hanging around the town area now which is great to see. All good for more resort areas opening up this coming weekend. Opening, lift & other notes Kagura is mostly open and part of Naeba is also now open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Tuesday 11th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 90cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 82cm 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 45cm Snowfall at base this season 60cm Weather overview Snow! Wind Slight Temperature -1C base / -10C top Visibility Generally poor Posted at 8:32am on Monday 10th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Yuzawa and what a good one it is as well. Winter feels like it has suddenly properly arrived. Both in Yuzawa and neighbouring Minamiuonuma, we were promosed lots of snow for the weekend and it was looking like we might have been left out of the fun but since yesterday afternoon the snow was turned on and by the evening I had to move 30-40cm off the car outside my house. This morning an additional 15-20cm on top of that. It seems that Kagura resort got themselves 70cm of new fluffy snow, according to their official snow depth numbers, while Naeba are reporting that 50-80cm snow fell on their slopes since yesterday. So, basically a lot of snow has fallen since yesterday, and it is still falling now and likely to continue all of today and at least into tomorrow as well. With most resorts planning to open from next weekend, there's no big change in resort operations around town this morning as far as we can tell but this snowfall will of course bode well for proper openings next weekend. The Tashiro part of Kagura is actually closed this morning due to weather conditions. Opening, lift & other notes Kagura is mostly open and part of Naeba is also now open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Monday 10th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 60cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (10th December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 52cm 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 15cm Weather overview Light snow, cloud Wind Slight Temperature -1C base / -9C top Visibility Fair Posted at 10:47am on Sunday 9th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Strange weather conditions alert! Yesterday we saw more rain than snow in town unfortunately, though it was snowing higher up and it did eventually turn into snow in town last night and we had about 5-10cm or so this morning on the ground. Earlier on, there was actually lots of blue sky up there and the sun was out, though since then the clouds have moved back in and I am glad to report that it is snowing again. I was talking with a friend who lives nearer Niigata city to the north and he said that they had 20cm of snow, so perhaps it's one of those 'satoyuki' (snow on the plains) things that we see a few times in the season. Hopefully the snow will see fit to move in on the mountains soon. 5-10cm of snowfall is forecast between now and late afternoon in the region, with snowfall likely to continue into the week. Would be good if it turned into that blizzard we were expecting. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow morning. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Sunday 9th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (28th November, 2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 7cm 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 15cm Weather overview Rain lower down, snow higher up Wind Slight Temperature 0C base / -4C top Visibility Fair to poor Posted at 11:27am on Saturday 8th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . I wasn't quite expecting to be reporting rain this morning but unfortunately that is what it is doing at the moment at town level anyway. It is snowing higher up now and with temperatures due to decrease during the day though it should hopefully be quickly turning into snow in town as well. We still look good for decent snowfall this weekend, so I'm looking forward to bringing that news soon. Today sees Naeba part open and the Tashiro part of Kagura open as well. With Tashiro opening, most of the Kagura areas are now open. As mentioned on the Naeba Now report this morning, that's very good going for early December. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Saturday 8th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (28th November, 2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 7cm 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 15cm Weather overview Clear and sunny Wind Slight Temperature 0C base / -4C top Visibility Great Posted at 9:11am on Friday 7th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . We're back to the clear skies this morning in Yuzawa. The sun is out and all is calm. The calm before a storm perhaps? Those snowy conditions for the weekend are still on the forecast, though it does seem to have been delayed slightly with things kicking off later on tomorrow rather than later today. We'll just have to wait. For now though, a fine day in the area. Tomorrow, Naeba and Tashiro will open up for the first time. Details on the Naeba Now page. A few other resorts in the region planned to open tomorrow but with a lack of snow lower down that is not going to happen. They'll just be in standby mode waiting for that snow to fall! Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Friday 7th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (28th November, 2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 7cm 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 15cm Weather overview Cloud Wind Slight Temperature 3C base / -1C top Visibility Fair Posted at 9:03am on Thursday 6th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . There's not much to report this morning.... after a lovely day for the most part yesterday, it's more cloudy this morning. We might just see a spot of rain or sleet today but nothing major. The forecast for the weekend though is promising in terms of snow with decent amounts forecast to fall on the mountains and down to town level as well. There's also a chance of strong winds with the snow. Of course this weekend sees the planned opening dates for Naeba, Kagura (Tashiro), Iwappara and Joetsu Kokusai. While the first two are ok for an opening, town level resorts aren't ready yet and will need the weekends snowfall to be able to get themselves into a position to open. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 6th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 15cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 5cm (28th November, 2nd December) November 2012 snowfall 8cm December 2012 snowfall 7cm 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