Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 7cm Snowfall at base this season 941cm Posted on Friday 24th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Well, things didn't really clear up yesterday - rather there was still snow falling in higher areas during the day, and a bit wet lower down. This morning, it's snowing! I'm happy to be able to report snow on the ground in town - 7cm at our point in Yuzawa, 4cm in Minamiuonuma to the north of Yuzawa. And here is what the 'resorts that report' are reporting: Kagura: 20cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 5cm Kagura (Tashiro): 15cm Maiko Snow Resort: 10-15cm It's still snowing as of 8am and it's forecast to be snowing for the day. Sunny skies are forecast for the weekend so this snowfall is perfect timing for the weekend. Hope you can enjoy it. --- Official snow depth information as of Friday 24th March 2017 GALA Yuzawa Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 240cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 155cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 230cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 310cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 300cm; Base - 120cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 280cm Naeba Official snow depth: 240cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 205cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 160cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 135cm --- Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing) ** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions Kandatsu Kogen 'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April Naeba Daily until 26th March 2017 --- Planned season closing dates ** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available. Sunday 26th March: - Muikamachi Hakkai-san Sunday 2nd April: - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato - Yuzawa Park Sunday 9th April: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - Maiko Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden Sunday 7th May: - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) - Kandatsu Kogen - Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April) Sunday 28th May: - Kagura area (via Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 24th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 941cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 58cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 947cm Posted on Saturday 25th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The snow is just about easing off now after a day and night of on-off snowfall. It's difficult to put a number on what has fallen since yesterday because there were times when it was falling and building up a few cm, then it disappeared, then it started again. With 2cm on the ground this morning I would say that 6cm is probably a fair representation of what has fallen since my last report. Here is what the resorts are reporting this morning: Kagura: 10cm Maiko: 5-10cm So there's another layer out there to play in this weekend. There's a lot of cloud around still now but the forecast is for clearer skies and sunshine and so perhaps it will be quickly changing from now. It should be a good weekend, especially higher up and definitely very good for the date - amazing that some of the official snow depths are still going up! Oh yes - some are stuck on what they have been for a long time regardless of fresh snow or melt, and some go down... hey, take it out with the resorts, ok? ;) --- Official snow depth information as of Saturday 25th March 2017 GALA Yuzawa Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 240cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 160cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 220cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 315cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 310cm; Base - 120cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 280cm Naeba Official snow depth: 240cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 215cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 170cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 135cm --- Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing) ** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions Kandatsu Kogen 'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April Naeba Daily until 26th March 2017 --- Planned season closing dates ** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available. Sunday 26th March: - Muikamachi Hakkai-san Sunday 2nd April: - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato - Yuzawa Park Sunday 9th April: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - Maiko Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden Sunday 7th May: - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) - Kandatsu Kogen - Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April) Sunday 28th May: - Kagura area (via Mitsumata) Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 25th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 947cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 64cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 950cm Posted on Monday 27th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. And it's snowing again! Wet snow here in town and just a bit on the ground though Kagura is reporting 5cm at Mitsumata and 15cm at Tashiro. Maiko Snow Resort is also reporting 5cm this morning. Snow forecast for the day with sun expected tomorrow. Can we get some more cm? --- Official snow depth information as of Monday 27th March 2017 GALA Yuzawa Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 240cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 145cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 210cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 295cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 290cm; Base - 120cm Naeba Official snow depth: 240cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 200cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 170cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 130cm Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 27th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 950cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 67cm 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 954cm Posted on Tuesday 28th March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa. It's another of those days when it's rather difficult to put an actual number on the snowfall - it was falling on and off during the day yesterday... sometimes building up a little and then disappearing, then building up a little once more. I think 4cm is a fair representation of how much fell since my report yesterday, though there's no fresh to be seen on the ground at the start of the day today. (Hope that makes sense!) Here's what is being reported by ski resorts: Kagura: a rather curious 5cm-30cm at the Kagura Area; 5cm at Mitsumata; 10cm at Tashiro. Maiko Snow Resort: 5cm I'm interested in that 30cm at Kagura and how it ranges from 5cm to 30cm! Sadly, I can't make my way up there today to check first-hand. Lots of cloud around this morning still, some rather grey ones in places but much brighter in some directions and the forecast does point to clearer conditions during the day today. It should get up to around +6C in town today and a little warmer tomorrow with sunny skies forecast. Anyway, I'm jealous if you can make your way up to check out the snow today. Have fun. Take care. --- Official snow depth information as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 GALA Yuzawa Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 240cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 145cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 200cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 305cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 290cm; Base - 120cm Naeba Official snow depth: 240cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 205cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 240cm; Base - 140cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 170cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 130cm --- Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing) ** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions Kandatsu Kogen 'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April Naeba Daily until 26th March 2017 --- Planned season closing dates ** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available. Friday 31st March: - Chateau Shiozawa Sunday 2nd April: - Ipponsugi - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Itsukamachi - Maiko Snow Resort (but open again on 8th, 9th April) - Muica Snow Resort - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato - Yuzawa Park Sunday 9th April: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - NASPA Ski Garden Sunday 7th May: - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) - Kandatsu Kogen - Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April) Sunday 28th May: - Kagura area (via Mitsumata) --- Now closed for the season: - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Mt Granview - Muikamachi Hakkaisan - Hakkai Sanroku Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Tuesday 28th March 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 954cm Posted on Saturday 1st April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. A few spots of rain in some places later in the day yesterday but generally cloudy... and it's a grey and cloudy start to the day today too. Cloud is what is forecast for the day and sun is likely tomorrow (with the chance of a bit of snow/rain later tonight). Oh, just noticed Kagura are reporting 0-1cm of snowfall! Anyway - here we are in April. Ipponsugi, Ishiuchi Maruyama, Itsukamachi, Maiko Snow Resort, Muica Snow Resort, Yuzawa Kogen, Yuzawa Nakazato and Yuzawa Park will all be done for the season come the end of tomorrow. --- I don’t know how many of you have been following the numbers, but this season just in terms of snowfall we have done rather well. Here’s how much snowfall we have observed at town level in Yuzawa this season: 2016/2017 season until the end of March 2017: 954cm 2015/2016 season until the end of March 2016: 424cm 2014/2015 season until the end of March 2015: 1302cm 2013/2014 season until the end of March 2014: 828cm 2012/2013 season until the end of March 2013: 759cm Not as good as the extremely impressive 13m that we enjoyed in the 2014/2015 season, but over double the amount that fell last year. (Phew!) There's more to the story than just raw snowfall numbers though and I’ll take a look back on the season in the last report of the season in May. --- Official snow depth information as of Saturday 1st April 2017 ** Note: the report is too early today for many of the below to be updated GALA Yuzawa Central, North, downhill course and sledding area are all open Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth: 240cm Iwappara Official snow depth: 120cm Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth: 200cm Kagura Official snow depth: Kagura - 380cm; Mitsumata - 330cm; Tashiro - 350cm Kandatsu Kogen Official snow depth: 280cm Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: Upper - 280cm; Base - 90cm Naeba Official snow depth: 230cm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 195cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top - 230cm; Base - 130cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 160cm Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 125cm --- Planned 'Nighta' operations (floodlit night skiing) ** Subject to change due to snow and weather conditions Kandatsu Kogen 'Hobo All Night' ('Almost All Night' from 6pm-4am) is on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 1st April 2017. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nighta before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April --- Planned season closing dates ** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. We will be checking and updating these dates as more information becomes available. Sunday 2nd April: - Ipponsugi - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Itsukamachi - Maiko Snow Resort (but open again on 8th, 9th April) - Muica Snow Resort - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato - Yuzawa Park Sunday 9th April: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - NASPA Ski Garden Sunday 7th May: - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) - Kandatsu Kogen - Naeba (daily until 2nd April; weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April) Sunday 28th May: - Kagura area (via Mitsumata) --- Now closed for the season: - Chateau Shiozawa - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Mt Granview - Muikamachi Hakkaisan - Hakkai Sanroku Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Saturday 1st April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 954cm Posted on Friday 7th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Unfortunately, it's not a particularly nice one. Rain has been falling since yesterday evening and it has been a bit foggy in places too early on. It looks like it is even raining up at Kagura, so there's no escape from it at the start of the day. The rain should ease up this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow things might be nice - forecasts seem to say there's a chance of some sunshine, but there's also the chance of rain too. Let's see how the forecast develops by the end of the day. --- Naeba and Maiko Snow Resort ski resorts will be re-opening again tomorrow and Sunday. At Maiko Snow Resort, the Nagamine and Okusoeji areas (Gondola side) will be open. At Naeba, the Number 2 Gondola, Number 5 high speed lift and Takenokodaira romance lift will be operating. Sunday will be the last day of the season for the following ski resorts: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - Maiko Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden From Monday, we'll be down to GALA Yuzawa and Kagura (and Naeba at the weekends). --- Official snow depth information (and available info) as of Friday 7th April 2017 GALA Yuzawa The Central Area, North Area, downhill course and sledding area are all open today. Official snow depth: 330cm Iwappara 3 courses are Iwappara remain open. Official snow depth: 80cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses at Joetsu Kokusai remain open - the area in front of the main hotel and the Panorama Zone. Official snow depth: 170cm Kagura Almost all of Kagura courses remain open. Closed courses according to official website - Gondola East Course at Tashiro and the downhill course back to Mitsumata car park. Official snow depth: Kagura - 360cm; Mitsumata - 310cm; Tashiro - 330cm Kandatsu Kogen All courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) on Saturdays and nights before holidays from 7th April until 22nd April. Official snow depth: 260cm NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from C course remain open. Official snow depth: 165cm --- Planned season closing dates ** This information is subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. Sunday 9th April: - Iwappara - Joetsu Kokusai - Maiko Snow Resort (** note: only open on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th - closed Monday through Friday) - NASPA Ski Garden Sunday 7th May: - GALA Yuzawa - Kagura (Tashiro) - Kandatsu Kogen - Naeba (** note: weekends only 3rd-28th April; daily from 29th April) Sunday 28th May: - Kagura area (via Mitsumata) --- Other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma area are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 7th April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 954cm Posted on Friday 14th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Today is going to be much warmer than yesterday. Kind of a bright and generally overcast start to the day, but sunny clearer skies are on the forecast for the day as well as temperatures rising to around 18C or even higher later on this afternoon. It looks like a fairly similar situation is expected tomorrow. --- The Naeba resort plans to re-open once again for tomorrow and Sunday. The lifts that they plan to operate are the Number 2 Gondola, the Number 5 high speed lift and the Takenokodaira romance lift. Still good snow cover down to base there. --- Resort information as of Friday 14th April 2017 Subject to change depending on snow and weather conditions. GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. All of the Central Area courses and part of the North Area currently remain open. The sledding area is also open. The Falcon downhill course is now closed - use the Gondola to get back down to base. Official snow depth: 260cm Kagura The Tashiro Area of Kagura plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 28th May. Almost all Kagura courses remain open. Closed courses according to official website are the Gondola East Course (at Tashiro) and the downhill course (back to Mitsumata car park). Kagura Park plans to be open daily from Wednesday 12th April. Official snow depth: Kagura - 330cm; Mitsumata - 280cm; Tashiro - 300cm Kandatsu Kogen Kandatsu Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. Most courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open. Spring nighta (6pm-10pm) is on Saturdays and nights before holidays until 22nd April. Official snow depth: 220cm --- Naeba is closed today but plans to re-open on weekends and over the Golden Week period. All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 14th April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 954cm Posted on Friday 21st April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's a mix of cloud and blue sky this morning and feels fairly calm. I would expect all of the ski resorts that are planning on being open to be opening up as per plans. Tomorrow the forecast is for similar conditions. Interestingly it isn't getting as warm as it was last week. Nice comfortable fresh spring weather. Tomorrow is of course Saturday and that means that the Naeba resort is planning to be open once again - for tomorrow and Sunday. The snow still seems to be holding out pretty good down there... Meanwhile down around town areas flowers are starting to appear and some trees getting into the action as well. It's going to be 'hanami' soon! (Hopefully hayfever will be gone too). --- Resort information as of Friday 21st April 2017 Subject to change depending on snow and weather conditions. GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. All of the Central Area courses and part of the North Area currently remain open. The sledding area is also open. The Falcon downhill course is now closed - use the Gondola to get back down to base. Official snow depth: 210cm Kagura The Tashiro Area of Kagura plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 28th May. Almost all Kagura courses remain open. Closed courses according to official website are the Gondola East Course (at Tashiro) and the downhill course (back to Mitsumata car park). Official snow depth: Kagura - 300cm; Mitsumata - 240cm; Tashiro - 270cm Kandatsu Kogen Kandatsu Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. Most courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open. Last nighta at Kandatsu tonight and tomorrow. Official snow depth: 160cm --- Naeba Naeba is closed today but plans to open up again at the weekend (and then from 29th April until 7th May). --- All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 21st April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 954cm Posted on Friday 28th April 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. The sun is out at the moment and above Yuzawa there's a mix of cloud and blue sky. As you can see from the Ishiuchi Maruyama webcam looking north (third image below), there's quite a lot of cloud around the valley but we are expecting clearer skies during the day today and temperatures rising to around 16-17C in town. Should be a fine day. It looks like there is a chance of some rain tomorrow and clearer conditions for Sunday, so keep an eye on the forecast if you plan to be around this weekend. --- There is still excellent snow cover at Kagura and GALA Yuzawa as we head into Golden Week. Things are much more patchy at the lower Kandatsu Kogen but it remains open. The Naeba resort will be re-opening once again from tomorrow, and be open through until 7th May. The snow is patchy on lower slopes but there's decent snow cover up top there too. Not bad at all for the end of April! --- Tomorrow is the first day of the Golden Week period. My friend up in Niseko wrote it well and I hope they don't mind me copying... Golden Week What exactly is Golden Week? It's basically a bunch of national holidays and here is the line-up for this year: - Saturday 29th April is Showa Day (the birthday of Emperor Showa) - Wednesday 3rd May is Constitution Day (Kenpo-kinenbi) - Thursday 4th May is Greenery Day (Midori-no-hi) - Friday 5th May is Children's Day (Kodomo-no-hi) That means that from Wednesday next week until the end of the following weekend, there is a run of five days of holidays for many people. Add in the upcoming weekend and that's your 'Golden Week'. Some lucky folk might take next Monday and Tuesday off work as well, giving them a full 9 days. Nice! --- Resort information as of Friday 28th April 2017 Subject to change depending on snow and weather conditions. GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. All of the Central Area courses and part of the North Area currently remain open. The sledding area is also open. The Falcon downhill course is closed - use the Gondola to get back down to base. Official snow depth: 150cm Kagura The Tashiro Area of Kagura plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 28th May. Almost all Kagura courses remain open. Closed courses according to official website are the Gondola East Course (at Tashiro) and the downhill course (back to Mitsumata car park). Official snow depth: Kagura - 280cm; Mitsumata - 200cm; Tashiro - 240cm Kandatsu Kogen Kandatsu Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 7th May. Most courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open - but snow is getting thin on the ground. Official snow depth: 120cm Naeba Naeba is closed today but plans to re-open from 29th April until 7th May. --- All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 28th April 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 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 954cm Posted on Sunday 7th May 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Yesterday ended up being rather wet with rain falling into the evening. It was rather cold as well when I ventured out, put my jacked on. This morning happily conditions are nicer for this last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa, Kandatsu Kogen and Naeba. Good to see them all managing to open this long. It's bright but not particularly 'blue sky' at the moment - overcast and hazy is probably a better description for the moment. Fine weather is on the forecast for the day though. I'll be posting another report tomorrow with a bit of a look back over the season and then after that perhaps one or two more reports to update you on Kagura which plans to be open until 28th May. --- GALA Yuzawa Today is the last day of the ski season at GALA Yuzawa. All of the Central Area courses and part of the North Area currently remains open and snow cover is very good. The sledding area is also open. The Falcon downhill course is closed - use the Gondola to get back down to base. Official snow depth: 90cm Kagura Today is the last day of the ski season at the Tashiro Area of Kagura resort. The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata Ropeway) plans to be open until Sunday 28th May. Almost all Kagura courses remain open and snow cover is excellent. Closed courses according to official website are the Gondola East Course (at Tashiro) and the downhill course (back to Mitsumata car park). Official snow depth: Kagura - 250cm; Mitsumata - 160cm; Tashiro - 200cm Kandatsu Kogen Today is the last day of the ski season at Kandatsu Kogen. Most courses at Kandatsu Kogen remain open though snow is getting thin on the ground in places. Official snow depth: 55cm Naeba Today is the last day of the ski season at Naeba. The Number 2 Gondola and Takenokodaira Romance lift are operating. The open course back to base is now very narrow, with much more snow cover higher up. Official snow depth: 80cm --- All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Sunday 7th May 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 0cm May 2017 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 954cm Posted on Monday 8th May 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday ended up being rather cloudy and windy for most of the day, not the clear and sunny conditions that we were generally expecting. It was also of course the last day of the ski season for a few resorts, leaving us with only the Kagura resort remaining open in the region from today. Details of what remains open at Kagura are shown below. This morning the sun is out from early on and it looks like it is going to be a day of very fine weather conditions. We intend to keep the Yuzawa Now report updated each week until Kagura closes. We’ll aim for a report before each weekend and also try to bring you any other news or significant changes. Once Kagura closes at the end of this month we will add a season review for Yuzawa on this report. In the meantime, please do take a short while to read the general message below. --- Planned open courses at Kagura Subject to weather conditions – recommend you check with the resort if you plan to go! At the Kagura Area: Kagura main course – about 1,500m Technical course – about 500m Giant course – about 1,100m Gondola course – about 4,000m Panorama course – about 700m (* weekends only) At the Mitsumata Area: Family course – about 1100m Cometition (Taikai) course – about 800m Planned lift operations at Kagura: Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am until 5:00pm) - daily Mitsumata Number 1 quad (9:00am until 4:30pm) - daily Kagura Gondola (8:15am until 3:45pm) - daily Kagura Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 4:00pm) - daily Kagura Number 1 pair lift (9:00am until 4:00pm) – weekends only Kagura Number 4 pair lift (9:00am until 3:45pm) – weekends only --- The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area of Kagura resort is now closed. All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Monday 8th May 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 0cm May 2017 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 954cm Posted on Friday 19th May 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It is a lovely morning in Yuzawa, and a little warmer too. Here in town we are expecting it to warm up to around 24-25C today. The Kagura resort remains open for skiing and snowboarding of course... just the Kagura Area. The Mitsumata Area of the resort is now being used as a 'connecting course' which means that it is open but used just to get over to (and back from) the Kagura area. The snow is melting away and things are getting narrower. There's still a lot of snow up at the main Kagura area and very good snow cover, even if it isn't looking perfect white (a bit dirty). We really can't expect anything else in the second half of May! So if you are planning on visiting you will get the Mitsumata Ropeway and then the Number 1 quad to get over to the Gondola, and then the gondola over to the Kagura Area. Hope that is clear. Courses planned to be open for the weekend are updated below. If there is a change to plans from Monday, we'll try to post an update with that news. It's looking like the weather is going to be clear and sunny and very warm over the weekend, and into next week too. Nice and settled. Have fun if you get up there, it should be a real feel-good weekend. --- Planned open courses at Kagura At the Kagura Area: Kagura main course – about 1,500m Technical course – about 500m Giant course – about 1,100m Gondola course – about 4,000m Panorama course – about 700m (* weekends only) Planned lift operations at Kagura Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am until 5:00pm) - daily Mitsumata Number 1 quad (9:00am until 3:15pm) - daily Mitsumata Number 2 pair (9:00am until 4:30pm) - daily Kagura Gondola (8:15am until 3:45pm) - daily Kagura Number 1 quad lift (8:30am until 4:00pm) - daily Kagura Number 1 pair lift (9:00am until 4:00pm) – weekends only Kagura Number 4 pair lift (9:00am until 3:45pm) – weekends only --- The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area of Kagura resort are now closed. All other ski and snowboard resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region are now closed. Yuzawa Now 2016-2017 season Data as of Friday 19th May 2017 Total snowfall at base so far 954cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 68 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 267cm reported on 19 days March 2017 snowfall 71cm reported on 13 days April 2017 snowfall 0cm May 2017 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