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 16th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The sun is out, but it's windy this morning. Due to the strong winds, GALA Yuzawa is closed for the day today. The Tashiro Area of Kagura is also closed. At the start of the day only the Mitsumata Area of Kagura is planning on opening. Kandatsu will probably be opening as planned with two lifts operating. Almost definitely rain is coming tomorrow and it might still be windy too... (so watch out for the possibility of Kagura and GALA not being able to open as planned tomorrow too). ----- GALA Yuzawa *** CLOSED TODAY *** On a normal day.... GALA Yuzawa is part open All of the courses in the Central Area apart from Melody are open The Swan, Super Swan, Broadway and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open Other courses are now closed (including the downhill Falcon course) GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 90cm Kagura *** TASHIRO AND KAGURA AREA CLOSED TODAY *** On a normal day.... Kagura is mostly open Almost all courses are 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: 200cm Base: 80cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Kandatsu Snow Resort is part open The A and D lifts are operating and about half of the courses open Kandatsu Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 18th April Official snow depth: 45cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 16th 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 19th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's more clear blue skies, sunshine and warmth this morning. Tomorrow should be fine too, maybe with some added cloud, with the chance of some rain on Sunday currently showing on some forecasts. Both Kagura and GALA Yuzawa are opening as planned. ----- GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa is part open The Gondola and three lifts are operating All of the courses in the Central Area apart from Melody are open The Swan, Broadway and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open Other courses are now closed (including the downhill Falcon course) GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 80cm Kagura Kagura is mostly open 19 of 23 courses are available 12 lifts are operating 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: 180cm Base: 40cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 19th 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 Friday 23rd April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. It's more clear blue skies, sunshine and warmth this morning. Tomorrow should be fine too, maybe with some added cloud, with the chance of some rain on Sunday currently showing on some forecasts. Both Kagura and GALA Yuzawa are opening as planned. ----- GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa is part open The Gondola and three lifts are operating All of the courses in the Central Area apart from Melody are open The Swan, Broadway and Super Broadway courses in the Northern Area are open Other courses are now closed (including the downhill Falcon course) GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 80cm Kagura Kagura is mostly open 19 of 23 courses are available 12 lifts are operating 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: 180cm Base: 40cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 23rd 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 Friday 30th April 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Rain varied yesterday - easing off at times during the day time - and then got heavier in the evening. This morning we have cloudy skies and it looks like the sun might be trying to break through (it already is to the north). There's some fog in some higher places though as you can see on the webcam images below; that will likely clear soon. Tomorrow is currently looking mixed and unpredictable again, but there's a chance of rain again... and again more later on in the day. Looking ahead a bit more, the forecast for Tuesday looks good - clear skies and sunny. ----- GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa is part open The Gondola, Barouche and Victoria lifts are operating The Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Broadway and Swan courses remain open The 'Yuki Asobi Park' and Snow Park are both open All other courses are now closed GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Wednesday 5th May Official snow depth: 70cm Kagura Kagura is mostly open 16 of 23 courses are available 12 lifts are operating 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: 170cm Base: 30cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Friday 30th 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 Wednesday 5th May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. It was good to see some sunshine yesterday. It was bright and kind of hazy. This morning is very mild, generally cloudy and there's a southerly wind. Unfortunately, that wind is preventing GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura from opening today. Today was of course supposed to be the last day of the season for both of those areas, so that presumably means that they effectively finished up for 20-21 at the end of yesterday. Disappointing, but a bit otsukaresama deshita to everyone involved. The top lift at Kagura is also on hold this morning and there is a chance that more might be affected. Kagura plans to remain open until Sunday 23rd May. There will be a Yuzawa Now report tomorrow and then updates from time to time until Kagura closes. ----- Kagura Kagura is part open 7 of 23 courses are available 7 lifts are operating The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 20cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Wednesday 5th May 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 May 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 Thursday 6th May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We have some blue skies and sun this morning. The forecast shows a run of days of mostly clearer and drier weather now - perhaps we might get some Golden Week-like weather (...now that Golden Week has just ended!) Today a high temperature of around 22C is forecast for town. The Kagura resort remains open, via Mitsumata Ropeway. Here's what remains open: - Kagura main course - Technical course - Panorama course - Giant course - Gondola course - Family Course (Mitsumata) - Gondola Line course (Mitsumata) The Mitsumata courses are basically just a way back to the Ropeway and are now just narrow strips of snow. GALA Yuzawa is now officially closed. They will re-open on 22nd July for the summer season, complete with an artificial slope. ----- Kagura is part open 7 courses available 6 lifts operating The Kagura Area (via Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 20cm ----- All other ski areas in the region are now closed for the season. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Thursday 6th May 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 May 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 17th May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The weekend brought us some borderline hot weather on Saturday and a mix of wind and rain that closed Kagura for the day yesterday. This morning it is still wet but there is less wind. Kagura is open this morning - they are down to just the main course now (though five lifts are needed to keep that one course open). It's the last week of the season and unfortunately it looks like the weather is going to be more rainy than sunny. Next report at the end of the week and then the last one of the season on Sunday. ----- Kagura 1 course is available: - Main course 5 lifts are operating: - Mitsumata Ropeway - Mitsumata Number 1 quad - Mitsumata Number 2 pair - Kagura Gondola - Kagura Number 1 quad The Dragondola is operating between Naeba and Tashiro, but it is for sightseeing purposes only. Kagura plans to be open until Sunday 23rd May. All other ski areas in the region are now closed. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Monday 17th May 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 May 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 Sunday 23rd May 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. The very long season comes to an end today. After an unseasonably cool and rather wet May, it looks like we might get some mixed weather conditions today - some sun early morning, probably lots of cloud during the day and maybe some rain. Temperatures should be rising soon and no doubt we will be having another very hot summer. Summer skiing on artificial mats will be on offer on the Mitsumata slope of Kagura (about 1100m) and GALA Yuzawa (about 350m) as below: Kagura: Weekends & holidays from 10th July through 3rd October (plus 10th-13th August, 24th September) GALA Yuzawa: Weekends & holidays from 22nd July through 5th September The Fuji Rock Festival music festival is still hoping to go ahead this year over at Naeba (20th-22nd August). It looks like it will be a mostly Japanese artist line-up this year and they are of course planning various covid measures. As for the 2021-2022 winter season... hopefully that can get going at Kagura from late November. --------------------- A look back at 2020-2021 (Yuzawa version) After the disappointing snowfall in the 2019-2020 winter season, people were somewhat apprehensive about what to expect for 2020-2021. Would we be able to get back to what we are used to… heavy snow? The first snow of the season down to town level was recorded on 14th December 2020 and for a period of about a week it hardly stopped. It was relentless. 42cm, 96cm, 76cm, 38cm, 32cm, 51cm, 40cm. Over a span of seven days, the Yuzawa Now reports clocked up 375cm of snowfall. And remember, that’s down at town level. Incredible! The first 10 days of January was pretty impressive too. We were blessed with a deep (and rather sudden) base of snow, and that allowed the ski areas across the region to pretty much open as planned – though some had to spend time ‘dealing’ with it all. Having a good base right from the start is a great way to start the season and there were some excellent early season conditions for those here to enjoy it. The rate of snowfall started to slow down after that. We got fairly regular snowfall through February, but things warmed up more than we would have liked between the snowstorms and we did get some rain. Luckily we had that deep base. Only 9cm of snowfall was recorded at town level during the month of March (in the report on 3rd March), and that actually ended up being the last snowfall recorded down in town. That meant that the spring season felt particularly long this year. But even with a lack of fresh snow from March, that early deluge from mid-December through early January meant that snow cover was never been a problem. That would be enough of a story in any year but, of course, we also had the coronavirus situation to deal with this time. Tokyo went into that so called 'state of emergency’ in early January and while it was not a full-on lockdown, it certainly affected the number of people visiting the Yuzawa region. The situation made it somewhat awkward for ski resorts to go out there and pro-actively encourage people to come. And there were perhaps more day trips than overnight stays, which affected hotels and other accommodations. Some ski areas adjusted their operations to varying degrees. There were some disruptions mid-season. Some ski areas actually seemed to remain fairly busy. Some were extremely quiet. Some were more affected by the lack of inbound guests than others. But in the end, everyone has been affected. The archive Yuzawa Now reports can be read through any time, so for a detailed look back at the season please do check those out. We recommend the reports during that early season heavy snow! Those were exciting times. Everyone is of course hoping for a brighter worldwide travel situation come autumn. As much as you might be wanting to visit, be assured that there’s lots of people here eagerly waiting to welcome you back. That’s it from Yuzawa Now for the 2020-2021 season. See you in November. Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season Data as of Sunday 23rd May 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 May 2021 snowfall 0cm Previous 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 0cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa and welcome back to the Yuzawa Now reports. We are now less than three weeks away from the planned opening of the upper areas of Kagura. There has been some snow on upper mountains, but currently Kagura is looking bare. It was a hot summer but temperatures dropped (seemingly suddenly) in October, though it's fairly comfortable autumn conditions at the moment. A few are still in autumn mode but most ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma are now busy preparing for the winter season. The general news in Japan has gradually been getting brighter, and people are hopeful for an improvement on last season - particularly with an increase in the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders. Travel restrictions remain for potential visitors from overseas. Hopefully that will change sooner than later. We will of course mention any such news in our reports this season. Last season we got some excellent snowfall in December. Let's have some more of that this time. We will post updates here from time to time before Kagura opens and as usual there will be daily reports throughout the winter months. --- Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region Below are the planned opening dates of ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are, of course, subject to change. Saturday 20th November 2021 - Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 4th December 2021 - Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 11th December 2021 - GALA Yuzawa Friday 17th December 2021 - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Maiko Snow Resort Saturday 18th December 2021 - Kagura (via Tashiro) - Kandatsu Snow Resort - Naeba - Yuzawa Nakazato Friday 24th December 2021 - Muica Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden - Yuzawa Park Saturday 25th December 2021 - Ipponsugi - Iwappara - Muikamachi Hakkaisan Unconfirmed - Chateau Shiozawa - Hakkai Sanroku - Mt Granview - Nakazato Snow Wood - Yuzawa Kogen Closed during the 2020-2021 winter season; 2021-2022 season status unconfirmed - Ishiuchi Hanaoka Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season - Itsukamachi Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2021 snowfall 0cm 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 6cm Posted on Saturday 27th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Hello and good morning from Yuzawa. We got some snow in town! There is around 5+cm or so in town areas and higher up Kagura are reporting 30-40cm. Good, but not good enough for Kagura to open. Snow might continue into tomorrow and then after that we are probably going to see some clearer skies and warmer temperatures. --- Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region Will open as soon as there is enough snow - Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 4th December 2021 - Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 11th December 2021 - GALA Yuzawa Friday 17th December 2021 - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Maiko Snow Resort Saturday 18th December 2021 - Kagura (via Tashiro) - Kandatsu Snow Resort - Naeba - Nakazato Snow Wood - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato Friday 24th December 2021 - Muica Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden - Yuzawa Park Saturday 25th December 2021 - Chateau Shiozawa - Ipponsugi - Iwappara - Muikamachi Hakkaisan Late December - Hakkai Sanroku - Mt Granview Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Itsukamachi Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Saturday 27th November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 6cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 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 4cm Snowfall at base this season 10cm Posted on Sunday 28th November 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. We got some more snow yesterday - some rain too, and some thunder too at times. As of 3pm yesterday Kagura were reporting 30-40cm of snow since the previous day. They also said that they will be making an announcement as to whether they can open tomorrow (Monday) later on today. We will update this report later today if Kagura is going to open tomorrow. For now the snow has eased off. There was even a little sunshine just a short while ago, but that was soon to be covered by cloud again. Over the next few days we should expect temperatures to rise somewhat - the snow around town will probably disappear (very normal). The next snow is probably due at the end of the week, maybe some on the mountains around Wednesday. 4pm update: Kagura will open tomorrow! 4,000m of course will be available from Kagura back down to Mitsumata, all accessible via Mitsumata of course. They are reporting 80cm of snow at Kagura and 40cm at Mitsumata. It will probably be fine and sunny too. ----- Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region Below are the planned opening dates of ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All are, of course, subject to change. Monday 29th November 2021 - Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 4th December 2021 - Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 11th December 2021 - GALA Yuzawa Friday 17th December 2021 - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Maiko Snow Resort Saturday 18th December 2021 - Kagura (via Tashiro) - Kandatsu Snow Resort - Naeba - Nakazato Snow Wood - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato Friday 24th December 2021 - Muica Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden - Yuzawa Park Saturday 25th December 2021 - Chateau Shiozawa - Ipponsugi - Iwappara - Muikamachi Hakkaisan Late December - Hakkai Sanroku - Mt Granview Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Itsukamachi Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Sunday 28th November 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 10cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 10cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 12cm Posted on Thursday 2nd December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. There was some rain and then a little snow overnight down to town levels in Yuzawa. Not so much just to the north of central Yuzawa in the Minamiuonuma valley. And now it seems to be getting brighter and there is some blue sky appearing. It might be temporary though as the forecast does show the chance of snow through mid-morning. Kagura ski area are reporting 2-5cm of fresh snow. They are also reporting windy conditions that mean the Kagura quad won't be opening and be replaced by the Kagura Number 1 pair lift. There is still some further snow on the forecast for around Saturday, but it does not look like it will be that much and there's more sun due on Sunday. ----- Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region Now open - Kagura (via Mitsumata) - 4000m of course available - Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am - 4:30pm) - Mitsumata Number 1 quad (8:00am - 3:45pm) - Mitsumata Number 2 pair (8:15am - 4:00pm) - Kagura Gondola (8:15am - 3:45pm) - Kagura Number 1 quad (8:30am - 3:00pm) Saturday 4th December 2021 - Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 11th December 2021 - GALA Yuzawa Friday 17th December 2021 - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Maiko Snow Resort Saturday 18th December 2021 - Kagura (via Tashiro) - Kandatsu Snow Resort - Naeba - Nakazato Snow Wood - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato Friday 24th December 2021 - Muica Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden - Yuzawa Park Saturday 25th December 2021 - Chateau Shiozawa - Ipponsugi - Iwappara - Muikamachi Hakkaisan Late December - Hakkai Sanroku - Mt Granview Confirmed as not opening for the 2021-2022 season - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Itsukamachi Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 2nd December 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 6cm (27th November) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 2cm 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