Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 735cm Posted on Friday 29th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. The weather this morning so far has been kind of confusing and rather changeable. There was some snow overnight, but not as much as we were expecting. There is a thin layer by the side of the roads and trees are looking frosted. Only Iwappara are reporting some fresh snow, they say 3-5cm - so we can probably expect perhaps 5cm+ in higher areas. Some strong noisy winds woke me up in the middle of the night. Just a little earlier it was actually quite bright out there. Even some sun particularly just to the north of Yuzawa, where there has been no snow on the ground overnight. And right now (8:40am as I write this), it is getting more grey and cloudy once again. The snow (as well as stronger winds) that we were promised does look like it is on the way.... within the next hour or two, according to local forecasts. Unfortunately the GALA Yuzawa resort is going to be closed for the day due to the forecast strong winds and Yuzawa Kogen are saying that the Ropeway might be put on hold depending on the weather from now. So, hopefully there will be a good amount of fresh snow to report tomorrow morning. Once it gets started it is due to be snowing through tomorrow. ----- GALA Yuzawa Closed today due to wind Official snow depth: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 190cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift in central area open today Official snow depth: 190cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses open in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 200cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort Open as planned (D lift is rested on weekdays) Official snow depth: 190cm Maiko Snow Resort All courses open Official snow depth: Top: 255cm Base: 140cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from C Course are open Official snow depth: 170cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway and top area might be closed depending on weather Official snow depth: Top: 220cm Base: 180cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 265cm Yuzawa Park Currently closed on weekdays ----- Various changes to operations at various ski areas at the moment: GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 3 lift will be rested on weekends but all courses will remain available. The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 29th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 735cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 282cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 58cm Snowfall at base this season 793cm Posted on Saturday 30th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. For a while there yesterday it felt like we might miss out on the heavy snow, but it started snowing mid to late morning and by evening there was just over 30cm of it to clear. And this morning there is an additional 26cm, giving us a total of 58cm since yesterday morning. Nice. Here is the amounts of snow that ski areas are reporting this morning: Ishiuchi Maruyama: 70cm Iwappara: 40-50cm Maiko Snow Resort: 40cm It's a shame that Kagura aren't reporting during their 'closed' period as there might be a very impressive number up there... So we got our thick later of fresh snow which is great news. Wind was an issue yesterday (and probably partly accounts for there being more/less fresh snow in different places) and while it is not too bad this morning some issues remain. GALA Yuzawa is planning on being fully open again this morning. NASPA Ski Garden will have all their lifts operating this morning (they originally planned to have one quad rested). The Gondola and top area at Maiko Snow Resort are on hold at the start of the day due to wind conditions, and the gondola/6-seater lift at Ishiuchi Maruyama will be operating with gondola cabins only (handy feature, that!) Other than that, ski areas are saying that while there might be some slower lifts (due to the wind), they are otherwise going to be opening as planned this morning. The forecast is for snow through the day today, though we have very likely already seen the heaviest snow for this particular snow storm. The snow clouds should remain over the region into tomorrow and then much clearer skies are due on Monday. It would be great if everyone could get to enjoy a good weekend - skiers, snowboarders, playing-in-the-snow'ers, ski areas, hotels, ski schools... and everyone else involved! Take care, stay safe and have a good Saturday. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses and all lifts plan to open Official snow depth: 270cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas plan to be open Official snow depth: Mid: 260cm Iwappara Base to summit areas plan to be open Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai 13 courses open in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 250cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort All courses and lifts plan to be open Official snow depth: 210cm Maiko Snow Resort Gondola and top area on hold at start of the day Official snow depth: Top: 270cm Base: 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses and all lifts plan to be open Official snow depth: 170cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway and top area might be closed depending on weather Official snow depth: Top: 220cm Base: 180cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Park Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating Official snow depth: 190cm ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Saturday 30th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 793cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 340cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 808cm Posted on Sunday 31st January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday while it was snowing for a large part towards the end of the day there were some clearer skies. Back to snow overnight though and this this morning Maiko Snow Resort and Iwappara are reporting 10cm and Ishiuchi Maruyama are reporting 5cm ('since yesterday evening'), and we have measured 15cm of snowfall since the report yesterday morning. That brings our observed snowfall for the month of January to 355cm and the total for the season so far up to 808cm. Will take a closer look at those numbers sometime in the next few days. The snow clouds are due to ease off this morning, perhaps around lunchtime. Maybe some breaks in the cloud again this afternoon? The forecast for tomorrow is clear skies from early in the morning (and milder temperatures during the day). ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses and all lifts plan to open Official snow depth: 310cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas plan to be open Official snow depth: Mid: 270cm Iwappara Base to summit areas plan to be open Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai 13 courses and 8 lifts open in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 260cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort All courses and lifts plan to be open Official snow depth: 220cm Maiko Snow Resort Gondola and top area on hold at start of the day Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 190cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses and all lifts plan to be open Official snow depth: 240cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Base and top areas should be open today Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 280cm Yuzawa Park Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating Official snow depth: 210cm ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Sunday 31st January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 808cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this season 814cm Posted on Monday 1st February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. February already! We start the month with snow-loaded tree branches, lots of fresh snow everywhere and the sun shining down on us. It's a beautiful morning. There has been no fresh snow from overnight - though snow did continue snowing for longer than expected yesterday during the day time. Looking around town ski areas seemed to be quite busy too. It is very cold this morning too (well under zero) but we're due a real warm-up during the day with a high maybe as high as around 7 or 8C later this afternoon. (!) And it might rain overnight tonight, which seems really cruel of Nature after giving us all this lovely new fresh snow. Anyway, we'll see. This morning should be a great morning to be on the mountains. But... Unfortunately, forecast southerly winds for today means that GALA Yuzawa and the top area of Yuzawa Kogen are going to be closed for the day today. Other ski areas appear to be opening as 'normal', though we're still in this kind of weird 'not normal weekday operations' period of time. See below for the individual information. ----- GALA Yuzawa Closed today due to wind forecast Official snow depth: 310cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas plan to be open Official snow depth: Mid: 270cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift in the central area only open Official snow depth: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 250cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (A, B, C, E lifts) Official snow depth: 225cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 290cm Base: 200cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 240cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Closed today due to wind forecast Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 280cm Yuzawa Park Closed during weekdays at the moment ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 1st February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 814cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 6cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 834cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Happily we can quickly erase the memory of rain yesterday morning because it turned into snow and by evening there was up to around 5cm on the ground. This morning that has increased to 20cm just measured now. It is still snowing and it probably will through the day (though there are hints are brighter skies at times). Might get some more snow tomorrow too. Regular snowfall... all good. Here's how much snowfall ski areas are reporting this morning: Ishiuchi Maruyama: 20cm Maiko Snow Resort: 15cm Iwappara: 10-15cm A quick shout-out to Iwappara, who recently have been reporting how much snow they get in a morning. Some people have sometimes asked why we only seem to mention new snowfall numbers from Maiko, Ishiuchi and Kagura (when they are open!) in these reports... that's because they are the only ones who regularly mention snowfall numbers every morning. We're more than happy to report as much information as is available each morning. ----- You may well have heard but the Japanese government yesterday announced that the 'state of emergency' in Tokyo and some other areas will be extended to 7th March. It was originally planned until 7th February. It remains to be seen how that will affect ski area operations. Will Kagura and Naeba remain closed, or will they re-open? Currently, no updated information is available. We will of course be checking and updating information as we have it. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 290cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 260cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift in the central area only open Official snow depth: 210cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 250cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (A, B, C, E lifts) Official snow depth: 220cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 170cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 210cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 265cm Yuzawa Park Closed during weekdays at the moment ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Wednesday 3rd February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 834cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 26cm reported on 2 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 839cm Posted on Thursday 4th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday we did get continued snowfall during the day, though there was only 5cm of fresh to measure by evening. Perhaps more higher up on the mountainsides. There is no fresh cm of snow to report from overnight. We start this morning with some beautiful clear blue skies and sunshine. It is a cold start and there is a bit of a southerly wind. The clear skies are not due to last though, with snow due to be falling again by lunchtime. It might get quite windy too. With the wind expected later on today, at Ishiuchi Maruyama just the gondola cabins are going to be on the Sunrise Express lift today (no 6-person chairs). There might also be some disruption to normal lift operations at other ski areas too, depending on weather conditions of course. Let's hope not. Snow is due for this afternoon and overnight tonight, perhaps clearing up during the morning tomorrow. Currently it looks like we should be enjoying some sunshine on Saturday. ----- There is no official word yet on what Naeba and Kagura plan to do in the coming weeks. The only 'news' this morning is from Iwappara. They are saying that their current adjusted weekday operations will continue as long as the state of emergency status continues. Will be checking information every day and bring you any news. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 300cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 260cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift in the central area only open Official snow depth: 215cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 260cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (A, B, C, E lifts) Official snow depth: 210cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 285cm Base: 170cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 210cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 265cm Yuzawa Park Closed during weekdays at the moment ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 4th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 839cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 31cm reported on 3 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 48cm Snowfall at base this season 887cm Posted on Friday 5th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Loads of fresh snowfall to report once again! Perhaps even more than we expected. It was really coming down at a fast pace at times last night and this morning we have some impressive fresh snowfall numbers: Ishiuchi Maruyama: 60cm Iwappara: 50-60cm Maiko Snow Resort: more than 40cm 48cm has just been measured at our point. The snow seems to be easing off early morning and we are due for the skies to start clearing. We might get some sunshine and blue skies. And we will almost definitely get sunshine during the day tomorrow. It should be an excellent day today, and tomorrow should be very good too. Hopefully everyone will be able to enjoy a good weekend. ----- Interesting news from Kandatsu Kogen. It might be mid-season, but they are opening a 'new course'. Or perhaps, as they say in places, an 'almost new course' (ほぼ新コース) It is so (almost) new that they have not named it yet! It's basically that area between the Sirius and Pegasus courses. Whatever the wording, new stuff sounds good. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 310cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 330cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift in the central area only open Official snow depth: 260cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 260cm Kagura Currently closed Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (A, B, C, E lifts) Official snow depth: 240cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 240cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 225cm Naeba Currently closed Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Park Closed during weekdays at the moment ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open. Ishiuchi Maruyama: The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Iwappara: On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Weekends unchanged. Kagura: All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Joetsu Kokusai: The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. Naeba: Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February. Yuzawa Park: Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January). Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 5th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 887cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 79cm 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 17cm Snowfall at base this season 904cm Posted on Monday 8th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. By late morning yesterday the skies were overcast and unfortunately we did then get rained on. It was trying to snow the higher you got and by night time it had turned into snow down in town. Happy to report that there's a decent layer of fresh snow from overnight this morning. Here's what ski areas are reporting: Kagura: 50cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 20cm Iwappara: 10-15cm Maiko Snow Resort: 20cm 17cm has just been measured for the report. With that large number coming from Kagura, perhaps it is one of those days when there is clearly more fresh snow the higher you go. It feels a bit windy outside and is definitely colder. We are forecast snowfall today and through tomorrow as well. ----- It is good to see Kagura and Naeba back in the mix from today. At the time of writing neither had posted any kind of map showing what will be open today. The Kagura official information this morning says that 18 of 23 courses will be open and are noting that Tashiro to Kagura connecting course will be open. The Naeba official information shows 6 lifts planned to be operating including the Number 2 Gondola and Takenokodaira pair lift. As mentioned previously, the Dragondola connecting Naeba and Tashiro will not be opening for the rest of this season. Anyway, welcome back! ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 330cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 290cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift only operating in the central area Official snow depth: 225cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 270cm Kagura Re-opening from today Official snow depth: Top: 290cm Base: 240cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (all lifts apart from D lift) Official snow depth: 245cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 305cm Base: 200cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from C course open Official snow depth: 250cm Naeba Re-opening from today Yuzawa Kogen Both base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 200cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Park Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating Official snow depth: 190cm ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas. Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being. Ishiuchi Maruyama: On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being. Iwappara: On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Base to summit areas are open on weekends. The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March. Yuzawa Park: Closed on the following dates: Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 8th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 904cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 96cm 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 42cm Snowfall at base this season 946cm Posted on Tuesday 9th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. So it was snowing for a lot of yesterday but in the afternoon there was actually a period of some clearer skies. Back to snow after that though. This morning it is a cold start and there is a good layer of fresh snow on the ground. 30cm of snowfall measured at 8am this morning. On top of the snow that fell during the day yesterday since the last report, that's another 42cm for the report today. Here is how much fresh snowfall the ski areas are reporting this morning: Kagura: 60-70cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 40cm Iwappara: 30-40cm Maiko Snow Resort: at least 30-40cm Yuzawa Kogen: 40cm Excellent news. Apparently it is a bit windy over at Naeba and Kagura this morning and that might affect some lifts, though all ski areas appear to be opening this morning. Snow is due through today. Kagura are reporting -15C Currently the forecast for tomorrow is sunshine. ----- Where are we today... 9th February. We have impressive snow walls all around town, and have done for much of the season since that first heavy snowfall in mid December. We're in a good place in terms of the snow situation. Let us hope we can continue to get regular top-ups for as long as possible, giving us a long season. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 350cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 320cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift only operating in the central area Official snow depth: 265cm Joetsu Kokusai 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 270cm Kagura Re-opening from today Official snow depth: Top: 290cm Base: 240cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (all lifts apart from D lift) Official snow depth: 275cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 240cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from C course open Official snow depth: 260cm Naeba 14 courses open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Both base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 275cm Yuzawa Park Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts operating Official snow depth: 230cm ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. Updated: Saturday 6th February GALA Yuzawa: All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being. Ishiuchi Maruyama: On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being. Iwappara: On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Base to summit areas are open on weekends. The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March. Yuzawa Park: Closed on the following dates: Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Tuesday 9th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 946cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 138cm reported on 6 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 967cm Posted on Wednesday 10th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. By night time yesterday there was 7cm of snowfall (since the morning report) and there is an additional 14cm to add to that this morning. So, 21cm since yesterdays report. Here's how much fresh snowfall ski areas are reporting this morning: Ishiuchi Maruyama: 20cm Iwappara: 5cm (from last night) Kagura: 5cm (from last night) Maiko Snow Resort: 10cm (from last night) Interesting bunch of numbers. The 'from last night' kind of wording that some ski areas use is always...curious. Is that actually meant to include snow during the day yesterday? The wording suggests not. But it would be great to include that too so we can keep a track of it. Just to be clear, the concept behind the numbers on our reports is 'since the last report' - a full days worth. Anyway, back to the weather. There is a lot of cloud still around and but some surrounding areas are seeing a bit of sunshine already, and there are some hints of it in places here too; so wouldn't be surprised if we also got clearer skies today. [Update at 9:15am: The sun is out!] There might be some more snowfall overnight tonight but tomorrow the forecast is for cloud once again. Tomorrow is a national holiday, so it will be interesting to see how busy ski areas are. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 320cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift only operating in the central area Official snow depth: 265cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 300cm Kagura Mostly open - 19 of 23 courses available Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 280cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (all lifts apart from D lift) Official snow depth: 270cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 350cm Base: 250cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from C course open Official snow depth: 310cm Naeba 6 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 14 courses open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Both base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 285cm Yuzawa Park Number 1 and 7 lifts operating Official snow depth: 240cm ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas. Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being. Ishiuchi Maruyama: On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being. Iwappara: On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Base to summit areas are open on weekends. The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March. Yuzawa Park: Closed on the following dates: Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Wednesday 10th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 967cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 159cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 969cm Posted on Tuesday 16th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday was... wet. Though higher up Kagura are reporting 10cm of fresh snowfall. Unfortunately they are also reporting that the Tashiro Area of the resort will be closed today, along with the top Kagura Number 5 pair lift - due to forecast strong winds. Other ski areas appear to be opening as planned this morning and it doesn't feel particularly windy outside at the moment. Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 5cm of fresh snow this morning, Ishiuchi reporting 0cm and Iwappara is reporting 'just a little bit'. A few cm or so of snow on the ground around town areas and light snow is falling at the moment (though there are some hints of blue sky over Naeba at the time of writing). If forecasts are correct we can expect light snow on/off today, with heavier snow tomorrow and Thursday. It is definitely colder this morning and should be colder still over the next few days. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 320cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 270cm Iwappara The Number 2 pair lift only is open today Official snow depth: 215cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 270cm Kagura Tashiro Area and top Number 5 lift closed due to strong wind forecast Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 280cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and 2 courses closed) Official snow depth: 225cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas and courses open Official snow depth: Top: 290cm Base: 160cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 235cm Naeba 6 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 14 courses open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Both base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 230cm Yuzawa Park Closed on weekdays this week ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas: Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. Updated: Saturday 6th February GALA Yuzawa: All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being. Ishiuchi Maruyama: On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being. Iwappara: On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Base to summit areas are open on weekends. The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March. Yuzawa Park: Closed on the following dates: Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Tuesday 16th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 969cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 161cm 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 21cm Snowfall at base this season 990cm Posted on Wednesday 17th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. I think we were expecting more snow than we got yesterday - it didn't really happen during the daytime. There was even some blue skies and sun; at times, in places. Snow started later in the evening and this morning there's just over 20cm measured on the ground. Ski areas are reporting similar numbers: Kagura: 30cm Iwappara: 20cm Maiko Snow Resort: 20cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 20cm That probably gives you a good idea of how much fresh snow there is out there this morning. It is snowing (lightly) now and should be through today and tomorrow. Heavier snowfall due tonight. So there should be a few more days of decent numbers in these reports. Clearer skies are due again over the weekend; perhaps on Friday too. Good news from Joetsu Kokusai - they will be opening their Active Zone (Osawa) area on Saturday and Sunday. Two courses at Maiko Snow Resort are closed to the general public today due to a competition being held on them. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 320cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 280cm Iwappara The Number 2 pair lift only is open today Official snow depth: 235cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Should be open as normal Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 280cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and 2 courses closed) Official snow depth: 240cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open - Dolphin & Champion courses closed to general public for competition Official snow depth: Top: 310cm Base: 180cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 250cm Naeba 6 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 14 courses open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Both base and Kogen areas open Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 225cm Yuzawa Park Closed on weekdays this week ----- Various announced changes to operations at ski areas. Most of these temporary changes are due to the current 'state of emergency' announced in urban areas. GALA Yuzawa: All courses are scheduled to be open every day. On weekdays the Sociable lift will be closed for the time being. Ishiuchi Maruyama: On weekdays, the Green Lift and Chuo triple lifts are closed for the time being. Iwappara: On weekdays, only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara is open. This change is planned until the 'state of emergency' ends. Base to summit areas are open on weekends. The central to top area will be open on Friday 12th and Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Currently closed with no confirmed re-opening date. NASPA Ski Garden: All lifts and courses are open on weekends. The Number 2 and 3 lifts are rested on weekdays (when all courses but C will be open). This change is planned until 7th March. Yuzawa Park: Closed on the following dates: Monday 15th - Friday 19th; Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Wednesday 17th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 990cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 355cm reported on 15 days February 2021 snowfall 182cm 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