Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 22cm Snowfall at base this season 1012cm Posted on Thursday 18th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Again, perhaps not quite as much snow as we were expecting yesterday - it was a bit on/off during the day - with just a few cm piling up by evening time. That's not a complaint, just an observation. ;) This morning there is another 20cm being measured and here is what ski areas are reporting: Kagura: 10-20cm Iwappara: 15-20cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 30cm Maiko Snow Resort: 20cm There seems to have been more snow just to the north in Minamiuonuma (32cm measured at SJHQ) than in Yuzawa this morning. Interesting to see Kagura reporting 10-20cm. Still, there's generally a good 20cm or so layer out there again and hopefully more to add to that through today as it continues to come down. Quite cold too, this morning. The snow is due to ease off by tomorrow morning and perhaps we'll get some sunshine. Still looks like we will enjoy a sunny weekend... along with mild temperatures once again. Decent-heavy snow with mild-warm periods between the snowfalls seems to be one of the headlines of this season in this region. With that in mind, it is good to see more snow due next week. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 340cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 270cm Iwappara The Number 2 pair lift only is open today Official snow depth: 250cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 7 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 290cm Kagura Kagura be open as normal this morning Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 280cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and 2 courses closed) Official snow depth: 270cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open - Dolphin & Champion courses closed to general public for competition Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 210cm 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: 235cm 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 Thursday 18th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1012cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 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 204cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 42cm Snowfall at base this season 1054cm Posted on Friday 19th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Last night at 8pm, 24cm of fresh snowfall was moved off the measuring point; this morning there's another 18cm on there. So that's 42cm since yesterday morning. Here's what ski areas are reporting (sometimes with that kind of vague 'since last night' wording): Kagura: 30cm Iwappara: about 20cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 20cm Maiko Snow Resort: 20cm So it's probably safe to say that - at the very least - there's 20cm of fresh, and likely a fair bit more than that in ungroomed areas this morning. Great news. Those snow walls that we all love along the side of the roads remain impressive. Long may it continue! :) It's a fairly cold start, cloudy and grey. Light snow is still falling early morning but it is due to ease off soon. There might even be some sunshine before the end of the day. We are due sunshine from the start of the weekend... along with those warming temperatures once again. ----- If you plan to be here over the weekend: Please do check the information noted below regarding ski area operations. Currently some ski areas are operating fewer lifts and courses on a weekday and more on weekends. Specific plans are mentioned below. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 340cm Iwappara The Number 2 pair lift only is open today Official snow depth: 270cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas open Official snow depth: 310cm Kagura Kagura be open as normal this morning Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 280cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and 2 courses closed) Official snow depth: 275cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open - Dolphin & Champion courses closed to general public for competition Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 240cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Currently closed NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 295cm 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: 340cm Base: 260cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 245cm 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 Monday 22nd February. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. Osawa area plans to be open on 20th-21st February. 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: 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 Friday 19th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1054cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 246cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 29cm Snowfall at base this season 1083cm Posted on Wednesday 24th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We have fresh snow to report. First of all, here's what ski areas are reporting this morning: Kagura: 40cm Iwappara: 15cm overnight, 40cm total since yesterday Ishiuchi Maruyama: 30cm Maiko Snow Resort: 30cm We have measured 29cm since 9am yesterday morning. So there's a very decent layer of new snow out there to freshen things up. A north westerly wind is affecting operations at Kagura and Naeba. At the former, the Tashiro Area the top Number 5 lift will be closed again today. The Kagura Number 1 lift might or might not get moving, depending on conditions. So Kagura is open with access via Mitsumata Ropeway. The top areas of Naeba are also not opening at the start of the day but they might if conditions improve. Other ski areas appear to be opening as planned. There might be some more cm coming in today - currently light-moderate snow as of 8am. Sunny skies are due tomorrow but unlike the weekend, it probably won't be warming up too much. Then we might get some more snow again on Friday, though it will probably only be a modest amount. All is welcome! ---- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 330cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 300cm Iwappara Number pair 2 lift is open today Official snow depth: 260cm Joetsu Kokusai 4 lifts and 8 courses in the Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Tashiro and top Number 5 lift closed today due to wind Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 290cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and two courses closed Official snow depth: 255cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 210cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Muikamachi Hakkaisan will re-open on Saturday 27th February NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 230cm Naeba Gondola and top areas closed due to wind - may change depending on conditions Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas both plan to open - may change due to conditions Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 225cm Yuzawa Park Normally closed on 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. Updated: Wednesday 24th 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. 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: Re-opening on Saturday 27th February! 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: 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 24th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1083cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 40 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 275cm 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 9cm Snowfall at base this season 1092cm Posted on Thursday 25th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. More incoming fresh snow yesterday and overnight, measuring 9cm in total. Here's how much fresh snowfall ski areas are reporting this morning: Kagura: 10cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 10cm Maiko Snow Report: 10cm Iwappara: 5cm Naeba: 5cm Early morning there has been a lot of cloud around but it is becoming brighter and there are some breaks in the cloud with blue sky starting to appear in places. We are expecting a calm day of clearer skies and sunshine. It has been a chilly start, but thankfully it won't be warming up as much as last weekend - probably to a high of around 2-3C in town. For the moment the forecast for tomorrow is generally cloudy, with a chance of some (light) snowfall overnight into Saturday. That would be a good start to the weekend... ---- GALA Yuzawa All courses open Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 320cm Iwappara Number pair 2 lift is open today Official snow depth: 255cm Joetsu Kokusai 4 lifts and 8 courses in the Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 290cm Kagura Open as planned this morning Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 290cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and two courses closed) Official snow depth: 260cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 215cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Muikamachi Hakkaisan will re-open on Saturday 27th February NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open Official snow depth: 290cm Naeba 6 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 15 courses scheduled to open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas both plan to open Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 230cm Yuzawa Park Normally closed on 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. Updated: Wednesday 24th 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. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Osawa area will be open on 27th-28th February. Otherwise, the Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Re-opening on Saturday 27th February! 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: Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 25th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1092cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 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 284cm 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 8cm Snowfall at base this season 1100cm Posted on Saturday 27th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. And Nature has presented us with a nice gift for the beginning of the weekend... 5-10cm of fresh snow on the ground. What ski areas are reporting this morning: Kagura: 10cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 5cm Iwappara: 5cm Maiko Snow Resort: 5cm So there's a layer of fresh out there. It feels like it might be a bit windy this morning and early on Kagura are saying that their Number 1 quad and top Number 5 lift might not start the day. Other ski areas not reporting any expected disruption. The snowfall isn't expected to last long and there might be some sun before the end of the day. Ski areas are expecting another lively weekend and some lifts that are currently being rested on weekdays are open again. Over at Muikamachi Hakkaisan, the Ropeway along with the Number 1 and 3 lifts will be operating from today. Looks like the Number 2 lift on the left side won't be opening again this season. It should remain quite cold today, but it will be warming up tomorrow with sunshine from early on in the morning. ---- Individual ski area information: Saturday 27th February 2021 Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order. All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change. GALA Yuzawa All lifts and courses open Official snow depth: 350cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 290cm Iwappara Base to summit areas open (18 of 20 courses) Official snow depth: 235cm Joetsu Kokusai 10 lifts and 14 courses in the Nagamine, Panorama and Osawa areas Official snow depth: 280cm Kagura Some lifts might be affected by wind this morning Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 290cm Kandatsu Snow Resort All lifts and courses open for the weekend Official snow depth: 245cm Maiko Snow Resort All areas open Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 220cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Muikamachi Hakkaisan re-opens from today - Ropeway and Number 1 and 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: ?cm NASPA Ski Garden All lifts and courses open Official snow depth: 275cm Naeba 7 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 15 courses scheduled to open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Base and Kogen areas both plan to open Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 230cm Yuzawa Park Number 1, 7 and 8 lifts open today Official snow depth: 180cm ----- 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 most 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. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Osawa area will be open on 27th-28th February. Otherwise, the Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. Muikamachi Hakkaisan: Re-opening on Saturday 27th February! 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: Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th February Monday 1st; Tuesday 9th - Friday 12th; Monday 15th - Tuesday 16th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Saturday 27th February 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1100cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 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 292cm reported on 14 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 9cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. The rain that was forecast (and unfortunately we got) yesterday turned into snow later on and it is nice to see a layer of white this morning. Here's what ski areas are reporting: Kagura: 15-30cm Maiko Snow Resort: 15cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 10cm Iwappara: 5-10cm As spring approaches there are going to be more days when there is fresh snow on the mountain and less (or none) down in town. Any reports of snowfall from ski areas will, of course, be reported here. There is some light snow lingering early morning but it's due to clear and we might get sunny skies later on. Even so, it should remain fairly cold today. Tomorrow is due to be sunny and mild. ----- GALA Yuzawa are saying that they will be closed until Sunday 7th March. Hopefully that means they will be able to be back open come Monday. ----- Someone asked about Kandatsu Snow Resort and their lift operations. On their website they say 全コースOPEN ('all courses open'). Below that they make a note to say that weekends and holidays are フルオープン ('Full Open'). Debatable wording aside, here's what the situation is: On weekends and holidays Kandatsu is indeed 'fully open' - that is, all lifts and all courses are open. However, on weekdays the D quad lift is rested and the Milky Way and Super Antares courses are effectively... closed (because you need to take the D quad lift to get to them). This is actually not a special 2020-2021 season thing - they have operated like that for a number of seasons now. Interesting fact: There used to be another operating 1300m quad lift at Kandatsu, going up from close to the D lift to the top of the Milky Way course... that lift disappeared from course maps around 2000 (but remains in place). ----- GALA Yuzawa Closed until Sunday 7th March Official snow depth: 360cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All areas open Official snow depth: Mid: 260cm Iwappara Number 2 pair lift open today Official snow depth: 210cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses in the Nagamine and Panorama areas Official snow depth: 270cm Kagura Kagura Number 1 quad and Number 5 pair might not open today Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 290cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Normal weekday operations (D lift and 2 courses closed) Official snow depth: 245cm Maiko Snow Resort Gondola closed today due to wind; top Okusoeji area may also be affected Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 160cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan Should be open as planned Official snow depth: Top: 350cm Base: 250cm NASPA Ski Garden All courses apart from Course C open, 3 lifts operating Official snow depth: 230cm Naeba 6 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 14 courses scheduled to open Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen Top Kogen area might be closed due to wind - depending on conditions Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts operating Official snow depth: 190cm Yuzawa Park Closed today ----- 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 most 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. Joetsu Kokusai: On weekdays the main area in front of the hotel and (at least part of) Panorama area are open. The Osawa area will be open on 27th-28th February. Otherwise, the Atema and Osawa areas are closed for the time being. 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: 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 3rd March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Friday 12th March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. After the brightness of yesterday, it's an overcast and grey start to the day today. There's not much of a wind and ski areas should be opening as planned this morning. Unfortunately, if the forecasts are correct we are going to get rain on tomorrow and Sunday. Higher elevations may well get some snow, but lower areas are unlikely to escape rain. Always best to avoid rain, but timing could be better.. weekend, and all. Ski areas have been expecting another busy weekend. Let's see what happens. ----- GALA Yuzawa All courses are open every day All lifts operate on weekends The Sociable lift does not operate on weekdays GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 290cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All lifts are open on weekends The Chuo triple lift and Green lift are rested on weekdays Night skiing is on 13th and 14th March until 8pm Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Mid: 220cm Iwappara The central area Number 2 lift is open on weekdays The base to summit areas and most courses are open on weekends Night skiing is on Saturdays (until 8pm) and Sundays (until 7pm) Iwappara plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 175cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses open today The Nagamine area is open on weekdays (and the Panorama area depending on weather and conditions) The Osawa area is also open on weekends Night skiing is on Saturdays Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 210cm Kagura Opening as normal - 12 lifts and 19 courses open today The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 340cm Base: 290cm Kandatsu Snow Resort All lifts and courses are open on weekends The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed on weekdays Night skiing (6pm-2am) is on Fridays and Saturdays until 3rd April Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 210cm Maiko Snow Resort 24 of 26 courses open Night skiing is on 13th and 14th March until 8pm Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 120cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan The Ropeway, Number 1 and 3 pair lifts are open on weekends The Number 3 pair lift is closed on weekdays Muikamachi Hakkaisan plans to be open until Sunday 21st March Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 220cm NASPA Ski Garden All courses and lifts are open on weekends Number 2 and 3 lifts and Course C are closed on weekdays NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 200cm Naeba 7 lifts (including Number 2 Gondola) and 14 courses Night skiing is until Sunday 21st March Naeba plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: Top: 170cm Base: 140cm Yuzawa Kogen The base and upper Kogen areas are open Yuzawa Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 28th March The base area is open until Sunday 21st March Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 160cm Yuzawa Nakazato The Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts are operating Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: 165cm Yuzawa Park Closed on weekdays (except 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th March) Yuzawa Park plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 12th March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Friday 19th March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Lots of sunshine yesterday and we are forecast more sun today. Early on there is a lot of cloud around again. A mix of grey cloud, white cloud and some sunshine at 8:30am. It will very probably be clearing up during the morning again. High temp of around 8C in town this afternoon. Tomorrow is currently forecast to start off fine and be a mix of cloud and clearer weather during the day, maybe more cloud than today. Sunday is still forecast to bring us... rain. (Not much of that please). Ski areas opening as planned this morning. Yuzawa Park is open today. And there's just three days left in the season for Muikamachi Hakkaisan. ----- The official 'state of emergency' that Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa have been under since January is going to be lifted at the end of Sunday (21st March). It was never a lockdown, as such, and in recent weeks you might be forgiven for thinking that it had already been called off with more people out and about. Lots of cars from those regions have been spotted at ski areas here. This lifting is a little late to make much of a difference for the ski areas that are closing in the next week or so, but for the ones open into April and beyond it will be interesting to see if and how this will change anything. ----- Individual ski area information: Friday 19th March 2021 Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order. All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change. Specific news for today in blue. GALA Yuzawa All courses available apart from Roman Holiday All lifts operating apart from Sociable, Buggy and Tilbury The Landau Ropeway that connects GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen is now closed for the season GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 270cm Ishiuchi Maruyama All lifts are open on weekends The Chuo triple lift and Green lift are rested on weekdays The lift and course connection with GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Mid: 180cm Iwappara ** The Number 2 and 3 pair lifts both open today The base to summit areas and most courses are open on weekends The central area Number 2 lift is open on weekdays Night skiing is on Saturdays (until 8pm) and Sundays (until 7pm) Iwappara plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 150cm Joetsu Kokusai ** 3 lifts and 9 courses open today The Nagamine area is open on weekdays (and the Panorama area depending on weather and conditions) The Osawa area is also open on weekends Night skiing is on Saturdays Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 180cm Kagura ** Open as planned today - 12 lifts and most courses available The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 320cm Base: 270cm Kandatsu Snow Resort All lifts and courses are open on weekends The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed on weekdays Night skiing (6pm-2am) is on Fridays and Saturdays until 3rd April Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 190cm Maiko Snow Resort 24 of 26 courses open Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Top: 230cm Base: 90cm Muikamachi Hakkaisan The Ropeway, Number 1 and 3 pair lifts are open on weekends The Number 3 pair lift is closed on weekdays Muikamachi Hakkaisan plans to be open until Sunday 21st March Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 200cm NASPA Ski Garden All courses and lifts are open on weekends Number 2 and 3 lifts and Course C are closed on weekdays NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 180cm Naeba ** 6 lifts and 14 courses open this morning Night skiing is until Sunday 21st March Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: Top: 170cm Base: 120cm Yuzawa Kogen Both the Base area and Kogen areas are open The Landau Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season Yuzawa Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 28th March The base area is open until Sunday 21st March Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 140cm Yuzawa Nakazato The Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts are operating Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: 140cm Yuzawa Park ** Number 1 and 8 lifts open today Closed on weekdays (except 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th March) Yuzawa Park plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 140cm Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 19th March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Monday 22nd March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. The rain only started in the afternoon yesterday but it did rain quite heavily in the evening. It was windy during the day and temperatures rose to over 17C in town (according to Japan Meteorological Agency). Due to all that lot, snow levels have predictably decreased by a fair bit. An unscientific measure of the snow in my garden shows 30-40cm, perhaps more, disappeared over the weekend. OK so on to more positive sounding news! Snow cover is still good and as you can see on the Ishiuchi Maruyama webcam, the fields in the Minamiuonuma valley are still all white. This morning feels a bit damp still but it's not raining. Those strong winds are gone and while it is mostly cloudy, there is also some blue sky and it is quite bright. The forecasts mostly just tell us to expect a cloudy day and much cooler temperatures than yesterday. (Kagura does seem to be reporting winds higher up and the Number 1 quad and top Number 5 lifts might be affected). There's a few operation changes from today as we approach the end of March - some lifts and courses now getting closed. We have tried to add as much available information as possible in the list below and will continue to check info each morning. In terms of more significant changes, over at GALA Yuzawa the Southern Area is now closed but the Central and Northern Areas remain open (until 5th May). Ishiuchi Maruyama is open via the Main (Chuo) Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift. The Muikamachi Hakkaisan ski area is now closed for the season. ----- Individual ski area information: Monday 22nd March 2021 Information on a selection of the larger ski areas in the region, listed in alphabetical order. All information is checked with official sources and updated manually every day. Subject to change. Specific news for today in blue. GALA Yuzawa Open as planned this morning All courses in the Central and Northern Areas are available apart from Roman Holiday The Southern Area and the Landau Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen are now closed for the season GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 250cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Access via the Main Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift; open up to summit Some lifts and areas are now closed for the season. Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Mid: 170cm Iwappara The central area Number 2 lift is open today Most courses are due to be open for the upcoming final weekend Iwappara plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 125cm Joetsu Kokusai 3 lifts and 9 courses are open today The Nagamine and Panorama Areas plan to be open for the final weekend Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 170cm Kagura The Number 1 high speed lift and Number 5 lift on hold at the start of the day Otherwise Kagura remains mostly open The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 300cm Base: 250cm Kandatsu Snow Resort The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed on weekdays All lifts and courses are open on weekends Remaining night skiing on 26th, 27th March and 2nd, 3rd April Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 180cm Maiko Snow Resort 23 courses are open today Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Top: 210cm Base: 50cm NASPA Ski Garden The Number 2 and 3 lifts are closed on weekdays NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 165cm Naeba 6 lifts and 14 courses are open today Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: Top: 170cm Base: 120cm Yuzawa Kogen The base and top Kogen areas are both open today The Landau Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season Yuzawa Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: Top: 220cm Base: 120cm Yuzawa Nakazato The Number 1, 2, 3 and 5 lifts are operating today Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: 125cm Yuzawa Park The Number 1 and 8 lifts are open today Normally closed on weekdays (except 22nd, 23rd, 26th March) Yuzawa Park plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 130cm ----- Closed for the season: Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 22nd March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm 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. 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Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Friday 26th March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Clouds all around this morning with the threat of rain - and some spots of rain already started. We're hoping that it won't last long, as per forecasts. Tomorrow should be sunny from the start of the day. The Gigi course of GALA Yuzawa is today being used for an event and will be closed to the general public while that is ongoing. ----- The upcoming weekend will be the last weekend of the ski season for the following ski areas: In Yuzawa town: Iwappara, NASPA Ski Garden, Yuzawa Kogen, Yuzawa Park In Minamiuonuma city: Chateau Shiozawa, Joetsu Kokusai, Mt Granview ----- GALA Yuzawa Open as planned this morning All courses in the Central and Northern Areas are available apart from Gigi and Roman Holiday The Southern Area and the Landau Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen are now closed for the season GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 220cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Access via the Main Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift; open up to summit with 14 courses available Some lifts and areas are now closed for the season Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Mid: 160cm Iwappara The central area Number 2 lift is open today Most courses are due to be open for the upcoming final weekend Iwappara plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 105cm Joetsu Kokusai 8 lifts and 13 courses are open today The Nagamine and Panorama Areas and Number 4 course of Atema plan to be open for the final weekend Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 150cm Kagura Opening as normal today; most courses are open The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 230cm Kandatsu Snow Resort The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed on weekdays All lifts and courses are open on weekends Remaining night skiing on 26th, 27th March and 2nd, 3rd April Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 160cm Maiko Snow Resort 23 courses are open today Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Top: 200cm Base: 30cm NASPA Ski Garden The Number 2 and 3 lifts are closed on weekdays NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 125cm Naeba 6 lifts and 14 courses are open today Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 80cm Yuzawa Kogen The base and top Kogen areas are both open today The Landau Ropeway connecting Yuzawa Kogen with GALA Yuzawa is now closed for the season Yuzawa Kogen plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: Top: 200cm Base: 120cm Yuzawa Nakazato The Number 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 lifts are operating today Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April (extended from original planned closing date) Official snow depth: 110cm Yuzawa Park The Number 1 and 8 lifts are operating today Yuzawa Park plans to be open until Sunday 28th March Official snow depth: 120cm ----- Closed for the season: Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 26th March 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1109cm Posted on Friday 2nd April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We have clear skies above Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma again this morning and the sun is out. We might have more cloud later on but generally sunny and warm conditions forecast through the end of tomorrow. High temperatures around 15C, maybe rising above that tomorrow. Sunday looks set to be more cloudy, bringing with it the chance of some rain later in the day. Let's hope we can avoid that. This weekend is the last weekend of the season for Yuzawa Nakazato, Ishiuchi Maruyama and Maiko Snow Resort - and also the smaller Ipponsugi and Nakazato Snow Wood. From Monday our choice for skiing and snowboarding will be down to Kagura, Naeba, GALA Yuzawa and Kandatsu. ----- Lots of farmers are busy now with diggers breaking up the snow as they want to get to their fields. We might not have had much snow since March and some warm conditions, but there's still snow on most of those rice fields. ----- GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa is part open All of the courses in the Central Area are open The Swan, Super Swan, Broadway and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open The Falcon downhill course is also still open - access via the tunnel close to Cheers The Southern Area and the Landau Ropeway connecting GALA Yuzawa with Yuzawa Kogen are now closed for the season GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 170cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Ishiuchi Maruyama is part open Access via the Main Entrance and the Sunrise Express lift; open up to summit with 5 lifts operating Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Mid: 90cm Kagura Kagura is mostly open Almost all courses available; downhill course at Mitsumata closed The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 210cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Kandatsu Snow Resort is part open The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed today All lifts and courses are open on weekends Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 120cm Maiko Snow Resort Maiko Snow Resort is part open 4 lifts and 11 courses in the Nagamine and Okusoeji areas are open today The Maiko Area is now closed Maiko Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Bottom: 30cm Naeba Naeba is part open The Prince Number 2 Gondola, Number 5 high speed and Takenokodaira lifts are operating today You can still ride back down to base on a thin strip of snow on lower areas Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April Official snow depth: Top: 140cm Base: 40cm Yuzawa Nakazato Yuzawa Nakazato is part open The Number 2 and 3 lifts are operating today Yuzawa Nakazato plans to be open until Sunday 4th April Official snow depth: 70cm ----- The small Ipponsugi and Yuzawa Snow Wood ski areas also plan to be open until 4th April ----- Ski areas not listed above are now closed for the 2020-2021 season Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 2nd April 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day April 2021 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 1109cm Posted on Monday 5th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We did get some rain in the afternoon yesterday but perhaps we should be happy that it held off until later on. There is still some rain around this morning but it is due to ease off hopefully quickly and we might end the day with some sun. Early morning there's what looks like cloud/fog at higher elevations with limited visibility. It definitely feels much cooler than it has been over the last few days and currently it is about 6C and not forecast to rise much beyond that today. Tomorrow is due to be sunny and a little warmer than today. With yesterday being the last day of the season for some ski areas, from today we are down to just four: Kagura, Naeba, GALA Yuzawa and Kandatsu. At Naeba, just the Takenokodaira and Daishamen courses in the upper area of the mountain remain open - you need to get the gondola back down as all base areas are now closed. GALA Yuzawa has now closed their downhill Falcon course so you need to get the gondola back down there too. The planned closing dates of those ski areas are noted in the list below. It will be interesting to see if Kagura in particular will be able to remain open until 23rd May. We'll keep an eye out for any adjustments. Regular Yuzawa Now reports will continue into early May. ----- GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa is part open All of the courses in the Central Area except Melody are open The Swan, Super Swan, Broadway and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open Other courses now closed (including the downhill Falcon course) GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 140cm Kagura Kagura is mostly open Almost all courses available; downhill course at Mitsumata closed The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May The Tashiro Area plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 190cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Kandatsu Snow Resort is part open The D lift and Milky Way, Super Antares and Andromeda courses are closed today Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 95cm Naeba Naeba is part open The Takenokodaira and Daishamen courses are open The Prince Number 2 Gondola, Daishamen and Takenokodaira lifts are operating today Lower ski courses are now all closed - you need to take the gondola back down to base Naeba plans to be open until Tuesday 13th April Official snow depth: Top: 100cm Base: 0cm Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 5th April 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 1109cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 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 292cm reported on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day April 2021 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