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 Monday 21st November 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Welcome back! Kagura has this morning announced that the original planned opening on Wednesday will not happen. It was inevitable as there is hardly any snow on the main Kagura run. Not to worry. It's very early, and being able to open on the planned date (or not) is, of course, not indicative of how the season will turn out. Below are the planned opening dates for all of the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region ski areas. As you see, most plan to open between 16th-24th December. ---------- Planned opening dates for ski areas in the region Below are the planned opening dates of ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. Subject to change. Will open as soon as there is enough snow - Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 3rd December 2022 - Joetsu Kokusai Friday 16th December 2022 - Ishiuchi Maruyama - Maiko Snow Resort Saturday 17th December 2022 - GALA Yuzawa - Iwappara - Kagura (via Tashiro) - Kandatsu Snow Resort - Naeba - Nakazato Snow Wood - Yuzawa Kogen - Yuzawa Nakazato Friday 23rd December 2022 - Muica Snow Resort - NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 24th December 2022 - Chateau Shiozawa - Hakkai Sanroku - Ipponsugi - Muikamachi Hakkaisan - Yuzawa Park Late December 2022 - Mt Granview Confirmed as not opening for the 2022-2023 season - Ishiuchi Hanaoka - Itsukamachi Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Monday 21st November 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2022 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 0cm Snowfall at base this season 1338cm Posted on Tuesday 3rd May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The day is starting with cloud and rain but we are still expecting clear skies and sunshine. Today it might not get warmer than 14C in town. At 7am Kagura were reporting a cold sounding -4C... and 3cm of fresh snow too! From tomorrow, sunshine and a return to warm is very likely as temperatures once again rise to low to mid 20s. That sounds more like Golden Week! One thing we hadn't noticed... GALA Yuzawa have recently installed a rope tow lift next to one of their park areas in the Northern Area. Interesting to see that appear. Three more days for GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura. After that Kagura plans to remain open (access via Mitsumata Ropeway) until 22nd May. ----- GALA Yuzawa The Central Area and Northern Areas are both part open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 60cm Ski lifts operating (planned): Diligence (Gondola) Coach Barouche Victoria Ski courses open (planned): Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Grenoble, Yuki Asobi Park Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan (restrictions) ---------- Kagura Kagura remains mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 110cm Ski lifts operating (planned): 14 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 7:00am on weekends and holidays (normally 7:30am) Ski courses open (planned): 26 of 32 runs are available ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Tuesday 3rd May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Thursday 5th May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Clear blue skies and sunshine and it will be another warm day with the temp in town getting into the mid 20s. Beautiful day for it. Today is the last day of the season for GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura. From tomorrow, only Kagura will remain part open with access via Mitsumata Ropeway. We will continue to post reports from Yuzawa through until the end of the season at Kagura. ----- Ski area information: Thursday 5th May 2022 GALA Yuzawa The Central Area and Northern Areas are both part open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 40cm Ski lifts operating (planned): Diligence (Gondola) Barouche Victoria Ski courses open (planned): Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Yuki Asobi Park Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan (restrictions) ---------- Kagura Kagura remains mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 110cm Ski lifts operating (planned): 14 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 7:00am on weekends and holidays (normally 7:30am) Ski courses open (planned): 26 of 32 runs are available Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Thursday 5th May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 6th May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. It is another sunny morning and we are due another warm and pleasant day with temperatures in the mid 20s. With GALA Yuzawa and the Tashiro Area of Kagura enjoying their last day yesterday, only Kagura now remains part open. Looking towards the weekend, tomorrow should also be nice during the daytime and there is a chance of some rain going into Sunday. ----- Kagura is part open. Access via the Mitsumata Ropeway. Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 8:00am on weekdays and at 7:30am on weekends and holidays, and closes at 4:30pm. The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area are now closed for the season. Ski lifts operating (planned): Mitsumata Ropeway Mitsumata Number 1 quad Mitsumata Number 2 pair Kagura Gondola Kagura Number 1 quad Kagura Number 1 pair Ski courses open (planned): 9 of 32 runs are available. Most of the runs at Kagura serviced by the above ski lifts are still open. You can still ski or board back from Kagura to the top of Mitsumata Ropeway. Official snow depth: Top: 240cm Base: 110cm ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 6th May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Monday 16th May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We are now into the last week at Kagura and some changes from this morning. The Mitsumata Area is now closed so at the end of the day you need to get the Mitsumata quad back down to the top of the Mitsumata Ropeway as well as do some walking. Here's how it works: - From the base of the Kagura Gondola take the Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift as normal - From the top of that lift, walk over to the top of the Mitsumata quad lift (about 170m) - Take the Mitsumata quad lift down - Walk over to the top station of the Mitsumata Ropeway (about 230m) - Get the Mitsumata Ropeway back down to base (The ski area can help with their 'carry service' where they take your gear from the Kagura gondola over to the Mitsumata area). Hope that explains it clearly enough! As for the weather, this morning it is cloudy. Hopefully we will get some decent weather this week, and warmer too... it's not particularly warm at the moment! ---------- Kagura is part open with access is via the Mitsumata Ropeway. On the way back from Kagura to Mitsumata you need to take a lift and do some walking as the Mitsumata slope is now closed. Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 8:00am on weekdays and at 7:30am on weekends and holidays, and closes at 4:30pm. Kagura plans to be open for skiing until Sunday 22nd May. The Tashiro Ropeway and Tashiro Area are now closed for the season. Ski lifts operating (planned): Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am-4:30pm, last one up at 2:30pm) Mitsumata Number 1 quad (8:00am-2:45pm) Mitsumata Number 2 pair (8:15am-4:00pm) Kagura Gondola (8:15pm-3:45pm, last one up at 3:00pm) Kagura Number 1 quad (8:30am-3:30pm) Ski courses open (planned): Giant course Technical course Kagura main course Kagura main course bypass Kagura connecting course (restrictions) Gondola course Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 30cm The Dragondola lift between Naeba and Tashiro is open (for sightseeing only) until 29th May. ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Monday 16th May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Sunday 22nd May 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's 22nd May and the last day of the season for the Kagura ski area. That's two months after the first ski area closed for the season! There is still fairly good snow cover on the main Kagura run, as you can see in the photo below. The weather hasn't been great this last weekend. At 7am this morning Kagura reported rain and a temperature of just +5C. Down in town it probably won't reach 20C today, though the rain has eased off with just a few spots left in places. The day should generally just be cloudy. Hopefully, we will get some nice weather before the rainy season kicks in. Then it's the hot summer. The Fuji Rock Festival will be held at Naeba (29th-31st July). There's some summer skiing in Yuzawa as follows: Kagura (the Mitsumata slope): weekends and holidays between 23rd July and 2nd October (and also 12th and 15th August) GALA Yuzawa: on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between 22nd July and 28th August And then the beautiful autumn. After that, the countdown to winter. There are now signs that the Japanese government is planning to be easing up on the international border restrictions in the coming weeks and months. Fingers crossed for good news! We will post major news updates here. That's it from the Yuzawa Now reports this season. Reports will resume in November. Thanks for reading. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Sunday 22nd May 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 snowfall 0cm May 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 1st April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's April and I have some fresh snow to report from higher areas! Kagura is reporting 2cm of snowfall (it's also reporting a strong northerly wind which means that some lift operation changes up there, at least at the start of the day. Both Ropeways appear to be opening though). Maiko Snow Resort is reporting 4-5cm, presumably up at the top of the gondola. There's no cm of snow to report from base and town areas, but thankfully after a day of rain (more than we expected), it's not raining this morning. Roads are damp and it's cloudy early on, but some sun is on the forecast for the day. Currently 2C in town. Sunday is the last day of the season for quite a few ski areas in the region. Beyond that, we will post most specific details about what remains open. Currently the forecast for the weekend is a clear and sunny start tomorrow and maybe on Sunday too (though forecasts disagree on what to expect on Sunday). Saturday seems like the best bet for good weather. ----- Ski area information: Friday 1st April 2022 GALA Yuzawa GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 280cm Ipponsugi Ipponsugi plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April Official snow depth: 155cm Ishiuchi Maruyama Ishiuchi Maruyama plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April Official snow depth: 200cm Joetsu Kokusai Joetsu Kokusai plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April Official snow depth: 180cm Kagura Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 360cm Base: 260cm Kandatsu Snow Resort Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April Official snow depth: 245cm Maiko Snow Resort Maiko plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April Official snow depth: 250cm (top) 85cm (lower) Naeba Naeba plans to be open until Sunday 10th April Official snow depth: 180cm (top) 100cm (base) Nakazato Snow Wood Official snow depth: 185cm NASPA Ski Garden NASPA Ski Garden plans to be open until Sunday 3rd April Official snow depth: 190cm Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 180cm ----- The 2021-2022 season has ended for these ski areas: Iwappara Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Kogen Yuzawa Park All ski areas in the region not mentioned in this report are currently closed. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 1st April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 8th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We did get some rain later on yesterday (quite heavy at times) but that stopped overnight and the roads are drying up this morning. It's generally quite bright but still quite a lot of cloud around... for the moment. From this morning through mid week next week we are forecast lots of sunshine and warmth with temps due to rise above 20C from Sunday. There's not much wind due either, so it should be a beautiful spring weekend. There are now just three more days of the season for Naeba and Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort. From Monday, we'll be down to just Kagura, GALA Yuzawa and Kandatsu. ----- GALA Yuzawa Currently part open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 250cm Ski lifts: Diligence (Gondola) Coach Barouche Sociable Victoria Ski courses: Central and Northern areas are open Entertainment Edelweiss Gigi Grenoble Yuki Asobi Park Broadway Super Broadway Swan (part) Super Swan Snow Park Falcon downhill course ---------- Kagura Currently mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 330cm Base: 230cm Ski lifts: 13 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Ski courses: 30 of 32 runs are available ---------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Currently part open Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April Official snow depth: 210cm Ski lifts: A Lift B Lift C Lift E Lift is open on weekends only Ski courses: Hercules Perseus Pegasus Sirius Regulus Procyon Pollux Vega Polaris ---------- Naeba Currently part open Naeba plans to be open until Sunday 10th April Official snow depth: 130cm (top) 50cm (base) Ski lifts: 3 of 12 lifts open Prince Number 2 Gondola Number 5 high speed lift Number 4 romance lift Ski courses: 7 of 24 runs are available ---------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Currently part open Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort plans to be open until Sunday 10th April Official snow depth: 135cm Ski lifts: Number 2 lift Number 3 lift ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 8th April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 15th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. I think we avoided much rain during the day yesterday quite well, but it was raining quite a lot last night (foggy too). It is still wet and damp this morning. Just some light spots of rain just now when I was outside. Kagura was reporting rain (and fog) at 8am. The rain will probably linger for the whole day - maybe easing off at times - and tonight into tomorrow morning too. If we are lucky by lunchtime tomorrow it will have stopped. Sunday is still due to be sunny and a little warmer once again. ----- The top Kagura Number 5 lift is closed today due to poor visibility. Still at Kagura, on the following dates the Mitsumata Ropeway will be opening at 7:00am (instead of 7:30am): 16th, 17th, 23rd, 25th, 29th, 30th April 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th May ----- GALA Yuzawa The Central Area and Northern Areas are open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 190cm Ski lifts operating (planned): Diligence (Gondola) Coach Barouche Victoria Ski courses open (planned): Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Grenoble, Yuki Asobi Park Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan, Super Swan, Snow Park Falcon downhill course ---------- Kagura Kagura remains mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 180cm Ski lifts operating (planned): 11 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Ski courses open (planned): 29 of 32 runs are available ---------- Kandatsu Snow Resort 11 of 16 courses at Kandatsu are open Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April Official snow depth: 130cm Ski lifts operating (planned): A Lift B Lift C Lift E Lift (weekends only) Ski courses open (planned): Hercules Perseus Pegasus Sirius Regulus Castor Andromeda Procyon Pollux Vega Polaris ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 15th April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 22nd April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. There's some heavy looking cloud around early this morning. Fog is reported at higher areas of Kagura too. Hopefully that will clear up and we might get some sun later on. As the forecasts stand now there looks like there is a chance of some light rain tomorrow morning (not for a long time) with better conditions again in the afternoon. There's just three more days of the season left at Kandatsu Snow Resort. From Monday, we'll be down to GALA Yuzawa and Kagura. Afternoon update: So much for the chance of a sunny afternoon today... instead, it has largely remained cloudy and we have had some rain too. ----- GALA Yuzawa The Central Area and Northern Areas are open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 130cm Ski lifts operating (planned): Diligence (Gondola) Coach Barouche Victoria Ski courses open (planned): Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Grenoble, Yuki Asobi Park Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan (with restrictions), Super Swan, Snow Park Falcon downhill course ---------- Kagura Kagura remains mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 280cm Base: 150cm Ski lifts operating (planned): 12 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 7:00am on weekends and holidays (normally 7:30am) Ski courses open (planned): 29 of 32 runs are available ---------- Kandatsu Snow Resort 11 of 16 courses at Kandatsu are open (Note: ore lifts and courses might be open for the weekend) Kandatsu plans to be open until Sunday 24th April Official snow depth: 90cm Ski lifts operating (planned): A Lift C Lift Ski courses open (planned): Hercules Perseus Pegasus Sirius Regulus Castor Andromeda Procyon Pollux Vega Polaris ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 22nd April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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 1338cm Posted on Friday 29th April 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. Cloudy skies start our Golden Week holiday period with a real chance of rain, probably starting early afternoon. It might be heavy rain later on and it might be a bit windy. Kagura reporting a temperature of +6C as of 7am this morning and it is currently just above 11C in town. Tomorrow should be friendlier weather with some sunshine due again. Golden Week usually features very warm and settled sunny weather, but it looks like we are going to have to wait until Tuesday for that. ----- GALA Yuzawa The Central Area and Northern Areas are open GALA Yuzawa plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: 60cm Ski lifts operating (planned): Diligence (Gondola) Coach Barouche Victoria Ski courses open (planned): Central Area: Entertainment, Edelweiss, Gigi, Grenoble, Yuki Asobi Park Northern Area: Broadway, Super Broadway, Swan ---------- Kagura Kagura remains mostly open Kagura (Mitsumata) plans to be open until Sunday 22nd May Kagura (Tashiro) plans to be open until Thursday 5th May Official snow depth: Top: 260cm Base: 130cm Ski lifts operating (planned): 13 of 19 lifts are operating Access via both Mitsumata Ropeway & Tashiro Ropeway Mitsumata Ropeway opens at 7:00am on weekends and holidays (normally 7:30am) Ski courses open (planned): 28 of 32 runs are available ---------- The 2021-2022 season has ended for ski areas in the region that are not in the above list. Yuzawa Now 2021-2022 season Data as of Friday 29th April 2022 Total snowfall at base so far 1338cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 101cm (6th February) November 2021 snowfall 10cm reported on 2 days December 2021 snowfall 311cm reported on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 481cm reported on 24 days February 2022 snowfall 496cm reported on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 40cm reported on 4 days April 2022 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 seas 123cm Posted on Sunday 1st January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. And Happy New Year! Earlier this morning there was a lot of cloud around, but it has been clearing and there is a lot of blue sky around now. The sun is out and the mountains look beautiful. All being well, it will be snowing by tonight and we should get quite a lot of it over the next few days. The top lift at Kagura and BC gate opens from this morning. --------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth: 180cm The Central Area, Northern Area and downhill course are open Ishiuchi Maruyama Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm Official snow depth: 140cm Night skiing until 8:00pm Iwappara Official snow depth: 60cm Night skiing until 8:00pm Joetsu Kokusai Night skiing until 9:00pm Official snow depth: 140cm (top) Kagura Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 0cm Official snow depth: 180cm (top), 120cm (base) The top Number 5 lift and BC gate opens from today Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 120cm Night skiing until 2:00am The D lift normally only operates on weekends and holidays Maiko Snow Resort Fresh snowfall (reported by the ski area): 15cm Official snow depth: 170cm (top), 60cm (lower) Night skiing until 8:00pm (Maiko Area) Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: 150cm (top), 80cm (base) The top pair lift normally only operates on weekdays and holidays Naeba Official snow depth: 120cm (top), 70cm (base) Night skiing until 8:30pm NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 110cm Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: 90cm (top); 30cm (base) Yuzawa Nakazato Official snow depth: 105cm Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 80cm Yuzawa Now 2022-2023 season Data as of Sunday 1st January 2023 Total snowfall at base so far 123cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (26th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 123cm reported on 14 days January 2023 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