Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 419cm Posted on Saturday 19th March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa. I heard a bit of rain falling on the roof late last night and it was drizzly earlier on but right now it's just cloudy - the rain clouds currently seem to be doing their thing just to the north of us, hopefully they may stay there! The forecast though does warm of rain on and off for the day At 9am this morning it is 9 degrees but it's not forecast to warm up much more than that. Tomorrow there's a still a chance of light rain at times according to the local forecast, though less than today. We might be lucky to avoid it completely. It will not be as warm as well with temperatures generally dipping from tomorrow. Resorts are playing around with snow on lower areas to try and keep things going especially for this weekend - it's a 3-day weekend with Monday being a national holiday. I don't have any official news yet, but I would imagine after that we'll be hearing about some places closing next week. Higher up there's still plenty of snow to play in and those resorts will be open for quite a while yet of course. It will be interesting to see how long they can last this season, for example Kagura plans to go right through until the end of May (and in a normal season usually is able to). --- Resort official snow depths (Saturday 19th March 2016) and any specific news at time of writing: There are now lots of patches of ground on view showing through now on some lower slopes around town. Some more than others. Some courses/areas at resorts are now closed due to the snow situation. If you are planning on visiting, I recommended that you check with the individual resorts for their up-to-date details. You can fine their websites from the links below. Note that snow cover is not a problem higher up. There's still a lot of skiing and boarding left. Resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma: GALA Yuzawa 140cm Ishiuchi Maruyama 100cm Iwappara 80cm Joetsu Kokusai 100cm Kagura 160cm (Mitsumata) 190cm (Tashiro) 220cm (Kagura) Kandatsu Kogen 100-125cm Maiko Snow Resort 105cm (upper) 15cm (lower) Muikamachi Hakkaisan 120cm Naeba 120cm NASPA Ski Garden 70cm Yuzawa Kogen 110cm Yuzawa Nakazato 65cm Yuzawa Park 40cm Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Saturday 19th March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 419cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 33cm 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 5cm Snowfall at base this season 424cm Posted on Friday 25th March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. After the snow up high mentioned in my report yesterday, it's an even better one this morning. Snow falling yesterday for periods though it didn't really amount to anything at town level, but this morning I woke up to the sound of sprinklers and looked out of the window to see... 5cm of snow on the ground! That was a good surprise. And here's what the 'resorts that report' are reporting: Naeba: 30cm of fresh snowfall up top! Kagura: 20cm of fresh snowfall Maiko: 15cm of fresh snowfall Not bad at all! I think it's fair to say that all slopes will have got a layer of 10-30cm of fresh on them which is most welcome indeed. What's more, it's actually still snowing - though it's not really expected to continue beyond this morning. So yes, it is probably a very good morning to be heading up high and enjoy this late March snowfall. From tomorrow, we're expecting more in the way of sunshine and temperatures starting to gradually rise again. --- Naeba have announced that they will be open until Sunday 3rd April, which will be the last day of their season. Yuzawa Nakazato have announced that they will be open until Sunday 27th March. Ishiuchi Maruyama have announced that they will also be open until Sunday 27th March. --- Resort official snow depths (Friday 25th March 2016) and any specific news at time of writing: There are now lots of patches of ground on view showing on lower slopes around town - though covered up temporarily this morning with some fresh snow! Some more than others. The snow situation means that some courses/areas at resorts are now closed. If you are planning on visiting, I recommended that you check with the individual resorts for their up-to-date details. You can find their websites from the links below. Note that snow cover is not a problem higher up so there's still a lot of skiing and boarding left. Resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma: GALA Yuzawa 120cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Plans to be open until Sunday 27th March 90cm Iwappara 60cm Joetsu Kokusai 80cm Kagura 160cm (Mitsumata) 190cm (Tashiro) 220cm (Kagura) Kandatsu Kogen 120-140cm Maiko Snow Resort Just the upper Okusoeji area remains open now. 95cm (Okusoeji) Naeba Plans to be open until Sunday 4th April 100cm NASPA Ski Garden 70cm Yuzawa Kogen 100cm Yuzawa Nakazato Plans to be open until Sunday 27th March 50cm Yuzawa Park 45cm --- Planned official closing date information - there's a good chance some of these will change Ishiuchi Maruyama - daily until Sunday 3rd April Maiko Snow Resort - daily until Sunday 3rd April and then 9th/10th April Ishiuchi Hanaoka - until Sunday 27th March (Saturday, Sunday only) Mt Granview - until Sunday 27th March (Saturday, Sunday only) Joetsu Kokusai - daily until Sunday 3rd April Chateau Shiozawa - until Thursday 31st March Muikamachi Ski Resort - daily until Sunday 3rd April Muikamachi Hakkaisan - now closed Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 25th March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 424cm Posted on Thursday 31st March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. It's another clear and light blue sky hazy kind of start to the day here. The sun is out, the pollen is flying, and after temperatures reaching as high as 19 degrees in the valley yesterday... the snow is melting pretty quickly. We actually got some rain last night though I don't think it lasted too long. It was coming down quite hard at one point though. So anyway, it's clear again this morning and it may not get quite as warm today. Warmer again tomorrow. And sunshine forecast for today, tomorrow and Saturday. Today is the last day of the season for the NASPA Ski Garden resort. Maiko Snow Resort have also announced that they will not be able to open on 9th/10th April as originally planned, so this coming Sunday (3rd April) will be the last day of their season. I'm not quite sure how the town level Yuzawa Park is able to remain open until now, but apparently they are. Official snow depth over there is 10cm but I suspect that it's 10cm less than that in most areas! Gambatte-imasu ne. --- Resort official snow depths (Thursday 31st March 2016) and any specific news at time of writing: Lower slopes around town now have little or no snow on them, though higher areas still enjoy good snow cover. Best to head high. Some of the below official snow depths seem a little... optimistic... with some surrounding areas at lower resorts closer to 0cm. Resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma: GALA Yuzawa Central Area and part of North Area remain open. Plans to be part open until Sunday 8th May 110cm Iwappara Middle area only remains open Plans to be part open (upper areas only) daily until Sunday 3rd April 35cm Joetsu Kokusai Plans to be part open daily until Sunday 3rd April 70cm Kagura Plans to be open until 29th May (via Mitsumata; until 8th May via Tashiro) 160cm (Mitsumata) 190cm (Tashiro) 220cm (Kagura) Kandatsu Kogen Plans to be part open until Sunday 24th April 80-100cm Maiko Snow Resort Just the upper Okusoeji area remains open now Plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April 90cm (Okusoeji) Naeba Plans to be part open until Sunday 3rd April 80cm NASPA Ski Garden Today is the last day of the season for NASPA Ski Garden 35cm Yuzawa Kogen Plans to be part open until Sunday 3rd April 90cm Yuzawa Park 10cm Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Thursday 31st March 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 424cm Posted on Friday 1st April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's a bright morning but I almost can't tell if it's just hazy or overcast. Or maybe both! But the sun is out and it's a warm morning already. Yesterday I was driving along Route 17 near Ishiuchi and the temperature message board said... 20C! Similarly warm conditions are forecast for today along with these sunny conditions continuing. Maybe slightly less warm tomorrow, but still sunny. Yesterday was also the last day of the season for NASPA Ski Garden and (not surprisingly) Yuzawa Park as well. A few more resorts plan to continue on until the end of Sunday and then we will just be left with Kagura, GALA Yuzawa and Kandatsu Kogen. Rain is due sometime between later on Sunday and Monday and there's a good chance that it'll be rain up at Kagura as well. --- Resort official snow depths (Friday 1st April 2016): Lower slopes around town now have little or no snow on them, though higher areas still enjoy good snow cover. Best to head high. Some of the below official snow depths seem a little... optimistic... with some surrounding areas at lower resorts closer to 0cm. Resorts that are not listed below are now closed for the season. Resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma: GALA Yuzawa Central Area and part of North Area remain open. Plans to be part open until Sunday 8th May 110cm Iwappara Middle area only remains open Plans to be part open (upper areas only) daily until Sunday 3rd April 35cm Joetsu Kokusai Just the north Panorama area open (access to the open area via the quad lift in front of the hotel) Plans to be part open daily until Sunday 3rd April 70cm Kagura Plans to be open until 29th May (via Mitsumata; until 8th May via Tashiro) 160cm (Mitsumata) 190cm (Tashiro) 220cm (Kagura) Kandatsu Kogen Plans to be part open until Sunday 24th April 75-95cm Maiko Snow Resort Just the upper Okusoeji area remains open now Plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April 75cm (Okusoeji) Naeba Plans to be part open until Sunday 3rd April 80cm Yuzawa Kogen Plans to be part open until Sunday 3rd April 90cm Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 1st April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Friday 8th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. And it's definitely better than yesterday with dry conditions to start the day but lots of cloud. Whether the sun will appear later on or not we'll just have to wait and see. Both GALA Yuzawa and Kagura open as planned this morning. What else is there? Looking to the weekend we can probably expect sunshine and quite warm conditions on both Saturday and Sunday. --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Friday 8th April 2016): GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa resort plans to be open until Sunday 8th May. Four of the six courses in the Central Area and one course in the Northern Area currently remain open. The downhill Falcon course back to the Cowabunga base is now closed. Official snow depth: 90cm Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until 8th May. The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May. All areas currently remain open apart from the Gondola east course and the downhill course back to Mitsumata car park which is now closed. Official snow depth: Kagura area - 220cm Tashiro area - 190cm Mitsumata area - 160cm --- Resorts that are not listed below are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 8th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Friday 15th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Hello and good morning from Yuzawa. Some rain lingering this morning but it's due to be a fine day with sunshine though temperatures not getting much higher than about 10 degrees - which is what it is now. There are some strong winds up on the mountainsides though this morning. While GALA Yuzawa does not seem to be affected (and open as planned), Kagura is affected - open from the Mitsumata Ropeway to Kagura Number 1 lift. The Tashiro area is closed. Sunshine and warmer conditions are forecast for tomorrow, with temperatures rising to maybe around 20 degrees. There should be less wind as well and so expect both Kagura and GALA Yuzawa to be open as normal. --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Friday 15th April 2016): GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa resort plans to be open until Sunday 8th May. Two (Edelweiss and Melody) of the six courses in the Central Area, the 'playing in the snow area', and the Broadway course in the Northern Area currently remain open. The downhill Falcon course back to the Cowabunga base is now closed. Official snow depth: 70cm Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until 8th May. The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May. Most courses remain open apart from the Gondola east course The downhill course to Mitsumata car park is now closed. Official snow depth: Kagura area - 190cm Tashiro area - 160cm Mitsumata area - 90cm --- Resorts that are not listed below are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 15th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Friday 22nd April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Sadly it did start to rain in the afternoon yesterday and while it was on and off at times, heavy rain was falling later on last night. It's still wet though should be drying up this morning and it should be clearer skies by the end of the day. Tomorrow should be dry and there's a chance that the sun will be making an appearance (sun/cloud on the forecast) and once again temperatures should be rising to around 20 degrees during the day. It was in the local newspaper the a few days ago how visitor numbers to ski resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma have generally decreased this season - not really surprising given the shorter season and lack of the consistent snow that we usually have. The same report though did note that the number of foreigners visiting increased by 50% which is impressive. No doubt that number will continue to increase in the coming years. --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Friday 22nd April 2016): GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa resort plans to be open until Sunday 8th May. The Melody course remains open - with artificial 'snow mats'. The sledging area is also still open. Note that skiing and snowboarding on natural snow is now no longer possible at GALA. Special lower prices are now available (adults 2600 yen, children 1300 yen). Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until 8th May. The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May. The Mitsumata area is now used as a 'connecting course' to get to and from the main Kagura area with some snow remaining, under which is the artificial 'snow brush'. Most of the main Kagura courses remain open with natural snow. Note that the top Kagura Number 5 pair lift will be open through Sunday 25th April. Official snow depth: Kagura area: 160cm Tashiro area: 130cm Mitsumata area: -cm --- Resorts that are not listed above are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 22nd April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Saturday 23rd April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The sun is out and there is lots of blue sky this morning. Just a bit of cloud here and there and already a warm 18C degrees here in town. More fine weather is forecast for tomorrow so weather wise we are all good for the weekend it would seem. The big news today is that the GALA Yuzawa resort have made the decision that tomorrow - Sunday 24th April - is going to be their last day of the season. They will be open today and tomorrow with the Melody course (on snow mats) and a small sledge area remaining open. It almost seems inevitable with the snow situation that they have been faced with. That also means that from Monday morning it will be just Kagura that remains open. Their plan has always been to remain open until 29th May and they still have that on their official information, but with that over a full month away I think that there must be a fairly good chance that they also will be cutting that short. We shall see... Have a good weekend. --- Upcoming Golden Week holidays: * Friday 29th April - Sunday 1st May (3 day long weekend) * Tuesday 3rd May - Thursday 5th May (3 day holiday mid-week) * Saturday 7th May - Sunday 8th May (normal weekend) --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Saturday 23rd April 2016): GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa resort have announced that they will remain open until tomorrow, Sunday 24th April. The Melody course - with artificial 'snow mats' - and sledging area are open. Note that skiing and snowboarding on natural snow is now no longer possible at GALA. Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway plans to be open until 8th May. The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May. The Mitsumata area is now used as a 'connecting course' to get to and from the main Kagura area with some snow remaining, under which is the artificial 'snow brush'. Most of the main Kagura courses remain open with natural snow. Note that the top Kagura Number 5 pair lift will be open through Sunday 24th April. Official snow depth: Kagura area: 160cm Tashiro area: 130cm Mitsumata area: -cm --- Resorts that are not listed above are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Saturday 23rd April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Sunday 24th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It was lovely weather yesterday morning, with it almost feeling borderline 'hot' at times rising to a fair bit beyond 20 degrees. Things got more cloudy during the afternoon and also cooled down a bit. Early this morning it's bright but it looks very hazy out there as well as there being quite a bit of cloud around. It's forecast to be a fine day though with the sun shining. It shouldn't be warming up as much as yesterday today. As mentioned yesterday, today is the last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa resort which means that from tomorrow just the Kagura resort will remain open in the region. Both the Mitsumata and Tashiro Ropeways remain operating, more details below. And in Kagura news, they have announced that from today the Panorama Course and the lower part of the Technical Course are no longer open. They also mention the chance of other changes ahead... --- Upcoming Golden Week holidays: * Friday 29th April - Sunday 1st May (3 day long weekend) * Tuesday 3rd May - Thursday 5th May (3 day holiday mid-week) * Saturday 7th May - Sunday 8th May (normal weekend) --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Sunday 24th April 2016: GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa resort have announced that they will remain open until today, Sunday 24th April. The Melody course - with artificial 'snow mats' - and sledging area remain open. Note that skiing and snowboarding on natural snow is now no longer possible at GALA. Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway and area plans to be open until 8th May. The Kagura area via Mitsumata Ropeway plans to be open until 29th May. The Mitsumata area is now used only as a 'connecting course' to get to and from the main Kagura area with just a bit of natural snow remaining, under which is the artificial 'snow brush'. Most of the main Kagura and Tashiro courses remain open with natural snow but some are now getting rather narrow. Yesterday was the last day of the season for the Panorama Course and lower part of the Technical Course. Note that today is the last day of the season for the top Kagura Number 5 pair lift. Official snow depth: Kagura area: 160cm Tashiro area: 130cm Mitsumata area: -cm Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Sunday 24th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Friday 29th April 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa. We had to put up with lots of rain yesterday, very heavy at times as well. This morning wind is affecting operations at Kagura and just the area from Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift is open. Tashiro Ropeway is closed. There has actually been a bit of snow higher up as can be seen on the Kagura webcam images... none down here near town where light rain has been falling but actually just as I write this a bit of sun is peaking through cloud. Rain and cloud is what is on the forecast though. Tomorrow should be drier and somewhat warmer. --- Upcoming Golden Week holidays: * Friday 29th April - Sunday 1st May (3 day long weekend) * Tuesday 3rd May - Thursday 5th May (3 day holiday mid-week) * Saturday 7th May - Sunday 8th May (normal weekend) --- Resorts that remain open in Yuzawa on Friday 29th April 2016: Kagura The Tashiro Ropeway / Tashiro area plans to be part open until 8th May. The Kagura area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be part open until 29th May. Whether they can actually remain open until those dates with the amount of snow left remains to be seen. The following courses at Kagura remain at least part open: - Gondola course - Kagura main course - Giant course - Mogul (until early May) - Family Course at Mitsumata (open just to connect to the Gondola - snow mats, no natural snow) Note that strong winds today are affecting operations - see main report above. Official snow depth: Kagura area: 150cm Tashiro area: 100cm Mitsumata area: -cm --- All other resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Friday 29th April 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 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 424cm Posted on Saturday 7th May 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The sun is out again this morning and it's a mix of cloud and blue sky up there to start the day. More cloud due later in the day along with the chance of some light rain around lunchtime or early afternoon. Sunny skies are forecast for tomorrow. It's not going to warm up much beyond 20C here in town over the next few days and the usual early May big warm up doesn't seem to be due over the coming week either. Which I'm sure lots of people will like! --- Saturday 7th May 2016: Kagura The main 1500m course at Kagura (and 'Kagura Park') remain open - get there via the Mitsumata Ropeway. On the way back to the Mitsumata Ropeway at the end of the day you can ski back down the Mitsumata plastic snow mat course if you like - or if you don't like doing that, you can ride the Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift back down. The Tashiro area has now closed for the season. Kagura still officially plans to remain open until 29th May but there is a good chance that will not be possible. --- All other resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Saturday 7th May 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 0cm May 2016 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 424cm Posted on Monday 16th May 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. And the news is in... Kagura has announced that Sunday 22nd May will be the last day of the season. From today, 600m of the main Kagura run remains open and that is serviced by the Kagura Number 1 romance pair lift. That is the plan for these last 7 days, all being well. Kagura have done well remaining open for so long I think all things being considered. But it is good to have some definite news. It's sunny this morning with a high of 25C expected in town, while tomorrow will be cooler with some rain forecast for the morning. After that, generally clear and sunny weather is forecast for the rest of the week and into next weekend. --- Monday 16th May 2016: Kagura 600m course at Kagura and 4 items at Kagura Park remain open - get there via the Mitsumata Ropeway and Kagura Gondola. On the way back to the Mitsumata Ropeway at the end of the day you can ski back down the Mitsumata plastic snow mat course if you like - or if you don't like doing that, you can ride the Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift back down. All other resorts in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma are now closed for the season. --- Information on the upcoming 'Kagura Summer Gelande': What is it? A 1100m long and (up to) 50m wide course of artificial PIS・LAB 'snow mats', located on the Family Course of the Mitsumata area of Kagura resort. Includes a 120m run of 30 mogul-like bumps! The Mitsumata Ropeway and Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift will be operating to service the course. Dates: Open daily between Saturday 2nd July until Wednesday 31st August 2016; Open on Saturdays and Sundays between 3rd September and 30th October 2016. Open from 9am until 4:30pm. Charges Weekend: Full day - 4200 yen (adults), 3400 yen (high school), 2100 yen (child), 3800 yen (seniors) AM or PM - 3200 yen (adults), 2400 yen (high school), 1600 yen (child), 2800 yen (seniors) Weekdays: Full day - 3600 yen (adults), 2800 yen (high school), 1800 yen (child), 3200 yen (seniors) AM or PM - 2800 yen (adults), 2000 yen (high school), 1400 yen (child), 2400 yen (seniors) You can even get a season ticket for 30000 yen if you plan to use them a lot! Yuzawa Now 2015-2016 season Data as of Monday 16th May 2016 Total snowfall at base so far 424cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (10th February) November 2015 snowfall 0cm December 2015 snowfall 92cm reported on 7 days January 2016 snowfall 143cm reported on 18 days February 2016 snowfall 151cm reported on 14 days March 2016 snowfall 38cm reported on 5 days April 2016 snowfall 0cm May 2016 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