Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 719cm Posted on Thursday 9th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday it was snowing lightly for lots of the day but it really didn't amount to any new cm of snowfall at our measuring point - just 1cm since it was cleared after the report yesterday morning. Uniform grey clouds cover the sky this morning above the region and while it is a chilly start to the day the temperature is forecast to get up to around +3C later on this afternoon in town. Precipitation is possible later on - hopefully snow, possibly of rain/sleet in town - but it should be snowing from the early hours of tomorrow and through the day tomorrow, and potentially be quite windy too. Need to keep an eye on that as it might affect lifts are some resorts. For the moment things seem calm this morning. I have to post an early report this morning, meaning that I am posting this before most ski resorts have published any information for the day - but I expect ski resorts to be open as normal this morning. --- Official snow depth information as of Thursday 9th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 270cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 260cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 350cm Mitsumata - 300cm Tashiro - 320cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 300cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 300cm Base - 160cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 350cm Naeba Official snow depth: 280cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 260cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 320cm Base - 230cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 160cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 190cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 9th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 719cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 103cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 731cm Posted on Friday 10th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from a snowy Yuzawa. Yesterday was a generally cloudy day. At times you could just above make out the sun from behind the cover of cloud, but cloudy it remained. Then the snow started falling and overnight we have a fresh blanket of fresh: Kagura (main area): 20cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 15cm Kagura (Tashiro): 10cm Maiko Snow Resort: 10cm Our measurement for the day down in town is also 10cm. It is still snowing and probably will be for all today and tomorrow too. (Is that a chance of sunshine tomorrow morning I see on some forecasts?) The Tashiro area of Kagura is closed today, as are some of the lifts up at the main area of Kagura - the resort is open from Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 pair lift. The South Area section of GALA Yuzawa is not open yet this morning and they are going to keep an eye on the conditions regarding that. Other lifts may be running at slower than usual speeds but the resort is open. --- Official snow depth information as of Friday 10th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 260cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 210cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 270cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 350cm Mitsumata - 300cm Tashiro - 320cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 290cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 290cm Base - 150cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 350cm Naeba Official snow depth: 280cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 255cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 320cm Base - 230cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 10th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 731cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 115cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 6cm Snowfall at base this season 737cm Posted on Saturday 11th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday it was a mixed bunch of weather conditions in the area - light snow, cloudy, some blue sky, bit of sunshine. It couldn't make up it's mind. The snow didn't amount to much in the end, though snow clouds moved in overnight. As of 8:30am, there's 5cm to report here in town and this is how much fresh snowfall that resorts are reporting: Kagura: 20cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 15cm Tashiro: 10cm Maiko Snow Resort: dusting (7:15am) Just this last hour or so has been mixed conditions as well actually and right now there's even a bit of blue sky over parts of Yuzawa... The forecast though is for snowfall, with heavier conditions likely later on in the day and tonight with light snow forecast for the day tomorrow too. A good decent fresh layer is always welcome so let's hope we get that overnight. All resorts in the area appear to be opening as planned this morning. --- Official snow depth information as of Saturday 11th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 280cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 350cm Mitsumata - 300cm Tashiro - 320cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 300cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 300cm Base - 150cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 350cm Naeba Official snow depth: 280cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 260cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 320cm Base - 230cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 11th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 737cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 121cm 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 37cm Snowfall at base this season 774cm Posted on Sunday 12th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from a snowy Yuzawa. After another day of mixed and sometimes confusing weather conditions that made the local weather forecasts look like pure guesswork, this morning there is a very nice new layer of fresh snow to report after the snow kicked in properly overnight. We are measuring 37cm of fresh snowfall here in Yuzawa, 34cm to the north in Shiozawa and here is what the resorts are reporting: Kagura: 40cm Kagura (Tashiro): 25cm Maiko Snow Resort: 30-40cm So wherever you are in the region this morning, you should be greeted by lots of fresh snow. It's still snowing and visibility generally limited to poor out there. The local forecasts says snow for the day today and into tomorrow (though they haven't been right over the last few days). The snow seems set in for the moment though so I would expect more cm through the day today at least. All resorts look like they should be open as normal today. Enjoy! --- Message from SnowJapan: The daily reports may appear late tomorrow (Monday 13th) as we need to do some work on the server. Apologies in advance for any delay. --- Official snow depth information as of Sunday 12th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 280cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 235cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 310cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 320cm Base - 150cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 350cm Naeba Official snow depth: 290cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 12th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 774cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 158cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 786cm Posted on Monday 13th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. There's more snow to report this morning. Kagura are reporting 15-20cm and Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall. My measurement is 12cm with more expected during the day today and tonight... and maybe tomorrow too with light snow still on the forecast. It doesn't look like it will be much in terms of cm though and perhaps there's a chance of some clearer skies from time to time as well - particularly around Wednesday and Thursday. --- Official snow depth information as of Monday 13th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 280cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 235cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 310cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 330cm Base - 190cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 350cm Naeba Official snow depth: 290cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 13th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 786cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 170cm reported on 11 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 795cm Posted on Tuesday 14th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The snow continued for lots of the day yesterday, though somehow it didn't build up to much in terms of new cm (or not as much as I thought it would). Anyway just under 10cm to report. Kagura are reporting 5-10cm of fresh snowfall and Maiko Snow Resort are also reporting 5-10cm. This morning, perhaps surprisingly, it is calm and overcast. But at the same time quite sunny. The local forecast still shows snow for the day, so it will be interesting to see if it starts falling once again. For the moment, it doesn't feel like it will. It feels relatively mind for the moment and today temperatures are likely to rise into low positive numbers. Taking a look beyond tomorrow, I noticed that some warm conditions are forecast Thursday and Friday. Perhaps rising to around 8C. The good news there is that come later Friday temperatures should be dropping once again and there should be more fresh snow on the ground by Saturday morning. It is great to see the official snow depth at GALA Yuzawa break through to over 4 metres. While day-by-day snow depths don't mean much really (it's fresh snow that counts when you're out skiing), they are important for a long season. The bigger the base the better if you want to be open until early May like GALA and Kagura. --- Official snow depth information as of Tuesday 14th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 410cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 300cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 300cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 330cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 330cm Base - 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 380cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 295cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 215cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 14th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 795cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 179cm reported on 12 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 807cm Posted on Wednesday 15th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We had mostly calm and fine weather yesterday with snow coming in later on. And as a result of that there's 12cm of fresh snow on the ground to report. Kagura are reporting 5-10cm of fresh snow and Maiko Snow Resort reporting 10-15cm. So there is an extra layer of snow on the courses waiting everyone this morning. We have had some mixed weather conditions already today. The sun was out a bit before, but the snow clouds are moving back in from the north as of 8:30am and snow has started falling in places. It is due to ease off sometime during the day. I am just looking at one local weather forecast that says tomorrow it will be fine and sunny - with temperatures rising to as high as 10C. We can do without that! Happily, it does not look like that warmth should last that long with temperatures dropping again on Friday with more snow due as we enter the weekend. --- Official snow depth information as of Wednesday 15th February 2017 Some data not updated for today due to the early report. GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 400cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 300cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 300cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 330cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 330cm Base - 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 380cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 290cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 215cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 15th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 807cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 191cm reported on 13 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 808cm Posted on Thursday 16th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Some light snow on and off during the day yesterday and I can just about add 1cm to the report, but there is no fresh snow on the ground this morning. And as expected it looks like it is going to be a lovely clear and sunny day... and a warm day. Perhaps alarmingly so if temperatures rise up to around 10C as local forecasts still say. Tomorrow is going to remain similarly warm with things getting colder on Saturday - hopefully with some fresh snow to start the weekend off. We have enjoyed some very nice conditions and regular snowfall recently so perhaps can't complain too much about a warm blip. As long as it is just a blip and we get back to more winter-like weather quickly! Anyway today should be a very feel-good day to be out on the mountains. (I have to get out early to meet someone this morning, and so some of the snow depth numbers below are not updated for the day). --- Official snow depth information as of Thursday 16 February 2017 GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 410cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 300cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 300cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 330cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 330cm Base - 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 380cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 290cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 215cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Thursday 16th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 808cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 192cm reported on 14 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 21cm Snowfall at base this season 829cm Posted on Sunday 19th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Some light snow on and off during the day yesterday and I can just about add 1cm to the report, but there is no fresh snow on the ground this morning. And as expected it looks like it is going to be a lovely clear and sunny day... and a warm day. Perhaps alarmingly so if temperatures rise up to around 10C as local forecasts still say. Tomorrow is going to remain similarly warm with things getting colder on Saturday - hopefully with some fresh snow to start the weekend off. We have enjoyed some very nice conditions and regular snowfall recently so perhaps can't complain too much about a warm blip. As long as it is just a blip and we get back to more winter-like weather quickly! Anyway today should be a very feel-good day to be out on the mountains. (I have to get out early to meet someone this morning, and so some of the snow depth numbers below are not updated for the day). --- Official snow depth information as of Thursday 16 February 2017 GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 410cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 300cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 300cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm Mitsumata - 310cm Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 330cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 330cm Base - 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 380cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 290cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 215cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 19th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 829cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 213cm reported on 15 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 22cm Snowfall at base this season 851cm Posted on Tuesday 21st February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. After putting up with quite a lot of rain and wet yesterday here at town level, it is very nice to be able to report a good layer of fresh snow on the ground - and snow still falling this morning, and forecast for the day. Here's how much fresh snow is being reported: Kagura: 30cm Maiko Snow Resort: 30cm I am measuring 22cm. So yes, it's still snowing and should be through the day but clearing up sometime perhaps late afternoon or evening. Tomorrow we might well get to enjoy a sunny start to the day. The forecast is threatening some rain again before snow comes back on Thursday... Back to this morning and only the Mitsumata area of Kagura is open - Tashiro is closed for the day and the main Kagura area, or part of it, may open later depending on conditions. All other ski resorts in Yuzawa and the region appear to be opening as planned this morning. --- Official snow depth information as of Tuesday 21st February 2017 GALA Yuzawa Upper part of $2,600,000 closed today due to avalanche danger. Otherwise open as planned. Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 270cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 215cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 370cm Mitsumata - 320cm Tashiro - 340cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 300cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 305cm Base - 170cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 370cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 260cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 320cm Base - 230cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 21st February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 851cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 235cm reported on 16 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 871cm Posted on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. After a day of snow and sometimes strong winds yesterday -- 20cm more fresh on the ground around town (I kind of thought it would be more than that, but wind may be playing a part) -- this morning has started off calm and sunny. Maiko Snow Resort are reporting 10cm from yesterday evening; and Kagura 5cm. Interesting. There's some silky looking thin cloud up there along with blue sky, and somehow the sky and cloud is almost indistinguishable in the early morning light from some angles. So it is a bright and sunny start and that (and/or more cloud) is forecast for the day today. It's going to be milder once again during the day today so I would imagine then that conditions will be best for the first tracks of the day while it is still cold... and it does feel cold outside at the moment. Milder still tomorrow with temperatures currently forecast to be approaching 10 degrees, along with rain in town which should eventually turn back into snow. It seems to be something of a pattern this season - decent amount of snow, but warming up more than we would like in between the snowfalls and more rain than we would like. Anyhow, let's just see how things turn out. For this morning at least, conditions should be very nice! --- Official snow depth information as of Wednesday 22nd February 2017 GALA Yuzawa Upper part of $2,600,000 closed today due to avalanche danger. Otherwise open as planned. Official snow depth: 380cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 270cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 230cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm Mitsumata - 330cm Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 310cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 305cm Base - 170cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 370cm Naeba Official snow depth: 300cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 265cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 330cm Base - 240cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Wednesday 22nd February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 871cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 255cm reported on 17 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 11cm Snowfall at base this season 882cm Posted on Friday 24th February 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa and an improvement on yesterday, which turned out to be a proper wet and rainy day - in town anyway and I am hearing of wet conditions higher up too though it being wet snow in places. It was really belting it day at times. :( But anyway, definitely better this morning with 11cm of fresh snow on the ground in town at our measuring point and here is what the 'resorts that report' are reporting: Kagura: 15cm (20cm at Tashiro) Maiko: 10-15cm Not the driest of snow by any stretch of the imagination, but way better than rain that's for sure! There was some quite noisy wind earlier on and indeed it looks like wind is affecting Kagura again. At the start of the day, Kagura is planning to open from the Mitsumata Ropeway up to the Kagura Number 1 pair lift. Other areas of Kagura are on a stand-by 'see how the weather goes' kind of status and might open if the wind situation improves. It looks like all other ski resorts in the area are opening as planned this morning. We can expect light snow for the day today and perhaps tomorrow morning too - though we probably shouldn't expect anything significant. --- Official snow depth information as of Friday 24th February 2017 GALA Yuzawa Upper part of $2,600,000 closed today due to avalanche danger. Otherwise open as planned. Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 270cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm Mitsumata - 330cm Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 295cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 310cm Base - 160cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 370cm Naeba Official snow depth: 290cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 240cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 310cm Base - 220cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 190cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th February 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 882cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 72cm (14th January) November 2016 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2016 snowfall 144cm reported on 14 days January 2017 snowfall 470cm reported on 21 days February 2017 snowfall 266cm reported on 18 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