Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1302cm Posted on Saturday 4th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. There were some really stunning views of a thick 'sea of clouds' hanging over the Minamiuonuma valley areas this morning, as the day started off with thick fog and low cloud. That cleared to eventually leave us with more blue skies and sunny conditions here today... not as warm though with temperatures just about getting into double digits. A bit of a wind starting up during the day and as of just before 2pm now I am hearing that Gala Yuzawa might be closing due to the wind conditions. Currently it looks like we might not get as much rain as we have been expecting for tomorrow too, most likely it will be falling in the morning. Tomorrow will probably end up a bit warmer than today though. After that a good chance of more rain early in the week and colder temps. but clearer skies are forecast mid-week onwards. --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 210cm Iwappara: 125cm Joetsu Kokusai: 240cm Kagura: 350cm Kandatsu Kogen: 290cm Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm (upper) 140cm (lower) Naeba: 240cm NASPA Ski Garden: 217cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 145cm --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Sunday April 5th: - Ipponsugi - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - Yuzawa Nakazato - Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Wood Open until Sunday April 12th: - Maiko Snow Resort (*daily until April 5th, then open on April 11th and 12th) Open until Sunday April 19th: - NASPA Ski Garden (*weekends only from April 5th, closed weekdays) Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (*weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th], closed weekdays) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Saturday 4th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 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 season 1303cm Posted on Wednesday 8th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Fresh snow! There has been just a dusting here at base and town level; and the Kagura resort is reporting 5cm or so. It's great to see snow falling of course and it is still falling now lightly. It's very probably going to dry up soon though and the chance of a bit of sun and clearer skies is forecast for later on in the day today. Definitely been colder the last few days as well and the temperature is right now hovering around 0 degrees. So this afternoon things should warm up a little and a bit more tomorrow. Expect some sunshine tomorrow. Looks like increasing temperatures will be the pattern over the next week. Still, it's been colder than we expect for early April. From today, we'll try to keep up-to-date each day with details from each of the resorts that remain open with 'what's open' in terms of lifts and/or courses. See below for that. --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 270cm. The South Area is now closed. The Central Area, most of the North Area and the downhill course remain open. Kagura: Official snow depth of 350cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. The 'Kagura Park' is closed now but should be re-opening in mid April. Kandatsu Kogen: Official snow depth of 260cm. The base pair lift and the Onakadaira and Ikenotaira quad lifts remain open. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Sunday April 12th: - Kandatsu Kogen - Maiko Snow Resort (*closed on weekdays, open only on April 11th and 12th) Open until Sunday April 19th: - NASPA Ski Garden (*closed on weekdays, open only on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th) Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (*closed weekdays, open only on weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th]) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 8th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1303cm Posted on Sunday 12th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The rain did hold off for a big part of the day but came back later in the afternoon. It's cleared up now though and a bit of low cloud in the valleys aside it is going to be a fine and sunny day and warm up to around 13-14 degrees in town. More rainfall is forecast from tomorrow and with the freezing point rising to around the 3000m level we probably can't hope for any snow up high even. Today is the last day of the season for Maiko Snow Resort and Kandatsu Kogen. NASPA Ski Garden is open today as well and they plan to be open next week as well. With the fast snow melting, it will be interesting to see if they still do that. We will of course let you know if there's any news. --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 260cm. The South Area is now closed. The Central Area, most of the North Area and the downhill course remain open. Kagura: Official snow depth of 350cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. The 'Kagura Park' is closed now but should be re-opening in mid April. Kandatsu Kogen: Official snow depth of 250cm. The base pair lift and the Onakadaira and Ikenotaira quad lifts remain open. Maiko Snow Resort and NASPA Ski Garden are also open today and tomorrow. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Sunday April 12th: - Kandatsu Kogen - Maiko Snow Resort Open until Sunday April 19th: - NASPA Ski Garden (*closed on weekdays, open only on April 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th) Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (*closed weekdays, open only on weekends and holidays from April 5th [except April 29th]) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 12th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1303cm Posted on Friday 17th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday the sun was out for the day and it was pretty warm, but it was also hazy with some very thin high cloud around as well. Got fairly chilly during the evening though. It is going to be colder today. Mostly cloudy and a bit of wind - though both Kagura and Gala Yuzawa don't seem to be affected by that at all and opening as planned. Rain might be falling during the day but hopefully it won't be for long. The current forecasts show sunny conditions for the weekend with more rain due early Monday. Naeba will be (part) re-opening for the weekend - they plan to have the Number 2 Gondola, Takenokodaira Romance lift and Number 5 high speed lifts operating. --- Official snow depths: ** General opening status - any unplanned closures will be mentioned in above report. GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 230cm. The Central Area and most of the North Area. The South Area is now closed. The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola. Kagura: Official snow depth of 330cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. The 'Kagura Park' is open. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (*closed weekdays, open ONLY on weekends and holidays [except April 29th]) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 17th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1303cm Posted on Friday 24th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa and it's going to be another fine day here. It felt really warm in the afternoon in particular yesterday with beautiful blue skies and feel-good sunshine. Real t-shirt weather. Warm overnight too keeping in double digits. And more of the same looks likely for today. Sun is forecast over the weekend as well, perhaps not quite as warm tomorrow, but you won't need the thermals! --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 180cm. The Central Area and most of the North Area. The South Area is now closed. The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola. Kagura: Official snow depth of 310cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (*closed on weekdays, open ONLY on weekends and holidays [except April 29th]) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Friday 24th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1303cm Posted on Thursday 30th April 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Guess what -- it's more sunshine this morning, and these conditions still expected to continue until the end of the weekend with some rain due as we enter early next week. --- Official snow depths: ** General opening plans - any unplanned closures will be mentioned in the above report ** GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 150cm. Most of the Central Area and part of the North Area remain open. The South Area is now closed. The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola. Kagura: Official snow depth of 290cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba (** ONLY OPEN Saturday 2nd until Wednesday 6th **) - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 30th April 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1303cm Posted on Tuesday 5th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We enjoyed the sun for lots of the day yesterday, a bit of a wind in the afternoon and cloudier conditions later on with then rain during the night. Quite heavy at times too. It is not raining this morning but cloud remains over the area and it is very noticeably not as warm as it has been over the last week or so. We are forecast to get to see the sun again today but it doesn't look like it will get as hot with the local forecast predicting a high of about 20 degrees. Tomorrow it's sun all the way and more like mid-20s so that should be good weather for the last day of the season at GALA Yuzawa, Naeba and Tashiro areas. Naeba were hoping to be able to keep the Daishamen course open, but have had to close it due to the lack of snow up there. Snow melt has been fast over the last week or so... From Thursday onwards only Kagura (via Mitsumata Ropeway) will remain open and they plan to continue on until the end of May. We'll be posting our last daily update of the season tomorrow, and then reports at least once a week until Kagura closes. --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 110cm. Most of the Central Area and part of the North Area remain open. The South Area is now closed. The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola. Kagura: Official snow depth of 270cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. Naeba: Official snow depth of 80cm. Part of the upper area of Naeba will open from until 6th May. The Daishamen course has now closed. All lower areas are closed. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until Wednesday May 6th: - Naeba - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Tuesday 5th May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1303cm Posted on Wednesday 6th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We ended up with another fine, sunny and warm day yesterday. And guess what, that's what today is going to be as well, with a high of around 25C forecast for the area. Today is the last day of the season for the GALA Yuzawa and Naeba resorts. Today is also the last day of the season for the Tashiro area of Kagura, the Kagura Number 5 lift and Mitsumata Collection. From tomorrow Kagura will remain open via the Mitsumata Ropeway. --- I'll post a Yuzawa Now report tomorrow morning and then after that try to get one up twice a week until Kagura closes to update you on the latest weather conditions. --- Official snow depths: GALA Yuzawa: Official snow depth of 100cm. Most of the Central Area and part of the North Area remain open. The South Area is now closed. The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola. Kagura: Official snow depth of 270cm. All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open. Naeba: Official snow depth of 60cm. Part of the upper area of Naeba will open from until 6th May. The Daishamen course has now closed. All lower areas are closed. --- Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa region Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed. Open until today: - Naeba - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) Open until Sunday May 31st: - Kagura (Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Wednesday 6th May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1303cm Posted on Thursday 7th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The weather sure did co-operate over Golden Week with mostly fine clear skies and warm sunshine. This morning there's some thin high cloud around but the sun is out. The forecast is for another fine and sunny day with temperatures again reaching up to around 25 degrees later on. Now that Golden Week has finished, we are just left with the Kagura ski area open in Yuzawa. The Mitsumata area is open as a connecting area for Kagura - so no shuttle bus needed yet, but not much snow remaining at Mitsumata. --- Kagura plans to be open until 31st May. Planned lifts: Mitsumata Ropeway Mitsumata Number 1 high speed lift Mitsumata Number 2 Romance lift Kagura Gondola Kagura Number 1 high speed lift Kagura Number 1/4 Romance lifts (Saturdays and holidays only) The Mitsumata area is now used only as a way to get to and from the main Kagura area. All other ski resorts in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 7th May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1303cm Posted on Monday 18th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Not quite as hot over the weekend though on Saturday it kind of felt a bit humid - first time I have felt that this year. Lots of rain to start Saturday off as well. Generally nice and sunny weather yesterday with a bit of wind blowing around. The sun is out again this morning and it should warm up once again this morning but cloud over later in the day with some rain forecast later tonight. Feels like it might be a bit windy again today, certainly from how it feels down here in town just now. Hopefully the rain expected tonight will have cleared up by first lifts tomorrow morning - after that mostly fine and settled weather conditions are forecast for the week. --- Kagura: Kagura plans to be open until 31st May. Planned lifts: Mitsumata Ropeway Mitsumata Number 1 high speed lift Mitsumata Number 3 Romance lift Kagura Gondola Kagura Number 1 high speed lift Kagura Number 1 Romance lift (this lift operating on Saturdays and Sundays only) The Mitsumata area is now used as a 'connecting course' - basically to get to and from the main Kagura area. The Ropeway opens at 7:30am on weekends and 8am on weekdays. All other ski resorts in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Monday 18th May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1303cm Posted on Thursday 28th May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. I was planning on a pre-weekend report tomorrow, but I'll make it a bit earlier as there's some news... From yesterday (Wednesday 27th), a shuttle bus is taking skiers and boarders from the top of the Mitsumata Ropeway over to the base of the Kagura Gondola - unfortunately there's not enough snow now left on the Mitsumata area to keep it open as a 'connecting run' and so the Mitsumata lifts are now closed. With temperatures closing in on 30 degrees C again today in town, it's almost difficult to believe that Kagura is actually still open! It's going to be a hot one. But it is with the main run and the Gondola course still hoping to remain open until Sunday. 4 more days including today if you want some very last turns. The weather forecast is for the sun and hot conditions to continue through Saturday, with perhaps some rain on Sunday making things cooler for the last day of the season. --- Kagura: Kagura plans to be open until 31st May. Planned lifts: Mitsumata Ropeway Kagura Gondola Kagura Number 1 high speed lift Kagura Number 1 Romance lift (this lift operating on Saturday and Sunday only) Very thin on snow in places. All other ski resorts in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Thursday 28th May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm 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 1303cm Posted on Sunday 31st May 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. And after another hot day yesterday, we actually got some rain overnight and this morning it is considerably cooler. The forecast is for a cloudy day, with perhaps some sun later on in the day. Temperatures probably won't rise much past the low 20's even here in town and so it might even feel chilly up there at Kagura. So, the last day of the season at Kagura and therefore for the whole region. Somehow they have managed to keep enough snow on the main Kagura run to remain open! The 2014-2015 season has at last come to an end. With some ski hills closing two months ago, this last part of the season with Kagura remaining open always seems to go on for a long time – especially as there have been close to no signs of snow and hot conditions down here in town for quite some time. Kagura always has the longest season and this time they were open for a period of 191 days… that’s over 6 months! So that was it. According to the chart that you can see below, we observed a huge 1303cm of snow in town this season since December. That’s getting on for 5m more than last season. And remember that is the snow that fell at town level – not high up on the mountains! Impressive numbers I’m sure you’ll agree. Probably the main talking point of the 2014-2015 season was the snowfall that we got in December. It felt like it wasn’t going to stop at some points, and it’s probably fun to go and read over the archive reports to remind yourself of how that developed. December 2013: 131cm observed at town level December 2014: 559cm observed at town level That’s some difference. More snow this last season than the previous one in the month of January as well, and about same in February. 2013-2014 season beat 2014-2015 for snowfall in the month of March though. So we basically got the bulk of our snowfall in the first part of the season, with the feeling that we could have really done with more fresh top-ups later on in the main season. There was no snow shortage problems though! Take a look at the Yuzawa relevant data on the main chart page here: Observed snowfall charts You can see how December looks very different over the last two seasons. Let’s hope that we get another impressive snowfall for 2015-2016 season. --- As with many popular regions of Japan, Yuzawa also enjoyed a noticeable increase in the number of non-Japanese on the slopes. A trend which will no doubt continue over the coming years. --- The SnowJapan Yuzawa Now reports will of course be back in time for the 2015-2016 season and no doubt Kagura will be aiming for a late November opening once again. Thank you for reading the reports this season and in particular to those of you who send us some feedback - not only for the Yuzawa Now reports but on other areas of the website. We hope you enjoyed them and that they proved to be helpful. --- Fuji Rock Festival in Naeba The next big event in Yuzawa is the famous Fuji Rock Festival which is held over at Naeba from Friday 24th July until Sunday 26th July. The line-up this year at Fuji Rock includes Foo Fighters, Muse, Noel Gallagher's Flying Birds, Motorhead, Ride, Belle and Sebastian, Ash, Johnny Marr, Happy Mondays - and literally many more, including a fair chunk of Japanese artists. Here’s to a successful festival and co-operating weather conditions. Yuzawa Now 2014-2015 season Data as of Sunday 31st May 2015 Total snowfall at base so far 1303cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 100cm (15th December) November 2014 snowfall 0cm December 2014 snowfall 559cm reported on 16 days January 2015 snowfall 420cm reported on 22 days February 2015 snowfall 228cm reported on 17 days March 2015 snowfall 95cm reported on 9 days April 2015 snowfall 1cm reported on 1 day May 2015 snowfall 0cm Previous 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