Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this season 637cm Posted on Sunday 23rd February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Another 10cm since yesterday - the car didn't move yesterday and that's what is on the top of the car this morning. It is a bit early for some of the resorts to report and so the numbers below are not updated for today - but from what is available, Maiko are reporting 10cm, Kagura are reporting 5cm and Naeba just a dusting. It was snowing for pretty much all of the day yesterday. There was very light lazily falling snow earlier this morning but it seems to have stopped now, at least here at town level and probably continuing on the mountains. Cloud and light snow showers seems to be the general forecast for the area today, followed by clearer conditions tomorrow and beyond. Or perhaps before as I can see that there's some blue sky already over the Kagura and Naeba areas. We might get to see some of that a bit later here too... Should be good snow conditions this morning. By all accounts it is going to warm up considerably from Tuesday. Daytime temps up to around 7 degrees around Wednesday perhaps. --- Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 23rd February 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 315cm Gala Yuzawa: 380cm Iwappara: 260cm Yuzawa Kogen: 330cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 260cm Yuzawa Park: 260cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 370cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 290cm Joetsu Kokusai: 250cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 23rd February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 637cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 637cm Posted on Friday 28th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's not a very exciting one today and not the best way to end February... it's raining, even up at GALA Yuzawa and Kagura by all accounts. We are hoping that it will ease off this morning and leave us with just a cloudy day. The good thing is that it won't be quite as warm as it was the last few days, but there's still be a high of about +5 today in town. We might see some rain tomorrow as well, though hopefully it might be cold enough at higher elevations for it to be snowing. OK so I want to talk about snow! Nothing major on the weekly forecast and no major freeze either, though it seems there is a chance of snow showers now and again. All very borderline and weak though. Sorry I can't bring more exciting news. If you are coming to the area this weekend, expect spring snow conditions and they are important to you head as high as possible. --- Official resort snow depths @ Friday 28th February 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 275cm Gala Yuzawa: 360cm Iwappara: 215cm Yuzawa Kogen: 310cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 225cm Yuzawa Park: 210cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 320cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 270cm Joetsu Kokusai: 230cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 28th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 637cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 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 639cm Posted on Sunday 2nd March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. A splashing of snow overnight here, though just 1cm on the top of my car where it was parked in the Ishiuchi area just outside of Yuzawa. Resorts around town are reporting from a few cm to up to 5cm of snow overnight. Earlier on it was actually raining here but that was short-lived and it is just cloudy now. Hearing varied reports from people out on the slopes yesterday. Ranging from really poor snow conditions to not so bad higher up. Certainly far from great and very spring like conditions at the moment until we hopefully get a March topup. Will it happen? Tuesday aside when it's due to be sunny, there is snow forecast each day to the end of the week and so there are signs of hope. Temps will be borderline mild though until around Thursday when things should get colder again. --- Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 2nd March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 227cm Gala Yuzawa: 320cm Iwappara: 210cm Yuzawa Kogen: 280cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 210cm Yuzawa Park: 190cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 300cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 230cm Joetsu Kokusai: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 2nd March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 639cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 642cm Posted on Monday 3rd March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It was rain on and off for times yesterday, turning into snow in the afternoon but clearing by evening. Snow on and off this morning and a few cm has fallen overnight, and currently it is around 0 degrees in town. Resorts are reporting up to 5cm of snow on the slopes. We are expecting to see the sun tomorrow and it will be a bit warmer, but after that it's looking like we can expect snow clouds to be with us through the rest of the week. How much snow will they bring? I dare not guess, but let's hope we have a nice early March surprise in store. Not wanting to dampen that lot, but rain is likely before it turns into snow on Wednesday, at town level at least. The higher areas might escape the wet bit! --- Official resort snow depths @ Monday 3rd March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 225cm Gala Yuzawa: 310cm Iwappara: 210cm Yuzawa Kogen: 280cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 210cm Yuzawa Park: 190cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 300cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 3rd March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 642cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 5cm 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 1cm Snowfall at base this season 643cm Posted on Tuesday 4th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Light snow continued for lots of yesterday though it didn't end up much in terms of new cm. This morning we have clear blue skies over Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma from early on. The sun is out, it's going to be a fine day weather wise for sure. It is around -3 degrees right now but a high of up to +5 is forecast for later on today. We may see rain mixed in with snow to start things off tomorrow but from then on through the week winter conditions are due. Let's hope a decent amount of snow is delivered! --- Official resort snow depths @ Tuesday 4th March 2014, AM: Posted too early for many updates below!Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 225cm Gala Yuzawa: 310cm Iwappara: 210cm Yuzawa Kogen: 280cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 210cm Yuzawa Park: 190cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 300cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai: 210cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 4th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 643cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 6cm reported on 3 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 20cm Snowfall at base this season 663cm Posted on Thursday 6th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday was.... very wet. It was raining for most of the day down at town level, though wet snow I believe falling higher up. It wasn't until late night when the sprinklers started doing their thing meaning that the snow had arrived, along with strong winds as well for a while. The good news is that this morning we have fresh snow. 20cm or so around town and 30cm being reported by Kagura. Great to report that, and also that it is still snowing quite heavily now and expected to continue so we should be starting to make up for the damage that we had done to us yesterday. It is still quite windy though, and Kagura is only part open - from the Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 romance lift. (Tashiro is closed for the day due to wind). All other resorts are open as normal it seems. Lots of snow please! --- Official resort snow depths @ Thursday 6th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 245cm Gala Yuzawa: 310cm Iwappara: 220cm Yuzawa Kogen: 270cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 205cm Yuzawa Park: 200cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 285cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 280cm Joetsu Kokusai: 200cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 6th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 663cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th and 13th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 26cm reported on 4 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 40cm Snowfall at base this season 703cm Posted on Friday 7th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Conditions changing before our eyes here as there are some breaks in the snow clouds and blue sky starting to open up. The forecast for the day is continued snow so this might just be temporary but the mountains are looking fantastic this morning. Why? All that fresh new snow! Yes, really great news this morning as we had snow falling for most of yesterday and overnight. Get this, Kagura report 50cm of fresh. Naeba says 20-30cm. Maiko Snow Resort is also reporting a whopping 50cm! GALA Yuzawa have added 50cm this morning to their official snow depth. It would be great if more resorts gave up the daily 'new snowfall' information rather than just (sometimes) adjust the snow depth - Kagura, for example, have been unchanged on 330cm for quite a long time now - but... There isn't quite as much as 50cm on the top of my car but still a decent delivery. How things can change in just a few days. Obviously I haven't been out on the snow yet but I am guessing it will be fantastic conditions this morning. So, current blue sky above parts of Yuzawa aside, snow is forecast for the day and tomorrow too. Not much wind this morning and all resorts look set to open as normal. It should be an excellent weekend. There is a chance of stronger winds in higher places, so I advise if you plan to go to Kagura to check their website early morning. Come prepared for mid-winter like conditions. Very happy. --- Official resort snow depths @ Friday 7th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 245cm Gala Yuzawa: 360cm Iwappara: 250cm Yuzawa Kogen: 270cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 205cm Yuzawa Park: 200cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 285cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 280cm Joetsu Kokusai: 200cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 7th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 703cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 56 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 66cm reported on 5 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 733cm Posted on Saturday 8th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. The good news continues today. Snow through the day yesterday - the morning clearing and blue sky was only temporary - and more snow overnight. There was at least 10cm yesterday, and 20cm on my car this morning so I'm calling for at least 30cm in town. Kagura report 30-50cm (and still does not change it's snow depth number!) Maiko report over 30cm. (My car reports over 30cm as I said). GALA Yuzawa snow depth is now up to 4m. Some of the official snow depth numbers are higher now after this snow than they have been at any other time this season. Goes to show hey? March is generally seen as something of a gamble for weather/snow conditions, but anyone around at the moment is on a 'win' for sure. The exact numbers aren't important, what is important is all that fresh snow. As yesterday, this morning the snow has eased and the clouds have broken and we have some blue sky. Like yesterday, it perhaps won't last as we are expecting the snow clouds to be around for the day. There's not much of a wind now, but stronger forecast for later. Right now though all resorts open as normal. Cloud/snow forecast for tomorrow. Should be a really great weekend. --- Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 8th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 305cm Gala Yuzawa: 400cm Iwappara: 270cm Yuzawa Kogen: 310cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 220cm Yuzawa Park: 255cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 330cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 310cm Joetsu Kokusai: 230cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 8th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 733cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 96cm reported on 6 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 738cm Posted on Sunday 9th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Just under 10cm of new snow on the top of the car this morning, so that is since yesterday mid morning. Resorts report between a few cm and up to 10cm (at Kagura), so another thin layer to add to what we got before. Yesterday we had a bit of a clearing in the clouds earlier on but that soon clouded over again and it was snowing for most of the day. This morning is different. Clear blue skies above Yuzawa... a bit of a hazy feel in some directions but generally it is a beautiful morning and it should be great conditions whichever skijo is chosen. Hope you can get to enjoy it. More snow due tonight and tomorrow. --- Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 9th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 305cm Gala Yuzawa: 420cm Iwappara: 260cm Yuzawa Kogen: 310cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 220cm Yuzawa Park: 240cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 330cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 310cm Joetsu Kokusai: 230cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 9th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 738cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 101cm reported on 7 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 15cm Snowfall at base this season 753cm Posted on Monday 10th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It was a beautiful day yesterday. Lots of blue sky, hardly any wind. It warmed up a bit in the afternoon though not too much. By evening a few clouds were coming in and we were hearing on the news that the region might get up to 60cm of snowfall overnight! It seemed unlikely though it was snowing late night and we do have snow to report this morning. Nowhere near as much as 60cm, but 15-20cm or so in town and resorts reporting up to 20cm so a fairly decent refresh I would expect on the slopes. A fairly moderate wind outside at the moment and I see that operations at Kagura are being affected by stronger winds higher up - the Tashiro area is closed for the day with only the Mitsumata Ropeway to Kagura Number 1 Romance lift open this morning. All other resorts appear to be open as normal. With snow continuing to fall now it looks like in a big contrast to yesterday, visibility is generally poor out there. Snowfall due to ease off by early tomorrow morning. Hopefully less wind tomorrow too so Kagura can fully open. --- Official resort snow depths @ Monday 10th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 280cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 330cm NASPA Ski Garden: 295cm Gala Yuzawa: 430cm Iwappara: 250cm Yuzawa Kogen: 310cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 220cm Yuzawa Park: 240cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 320cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 300cm Joetsu Kokusai: 250cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 10th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 753cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 116cm reported on 8 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 783cm Posted on Tuesday 11th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Is it really March?! This last week really has transformed things and of course in a good way. Yesterday we got a lot of snow during the day and often white-out and windy conditions out on the mountains. Another 30cm or so of snow to move off the car this morning and resorts around town also reporting about the same; Kagura up to 40cm. This last run of days has been more like mid season than the beginning of spring. It's great to see all of the official snow depth numbers jumping up as well - even Kagura at last have increased their ever-present '330cm'! Hurray! The sun has been out this morning. It has actually been clouding a bit since the clearer skies of early on and local forecasts still have today down as a mix of cloud and snow. For now though it's still sunny over Yuzawa and there is quite a lot of blue sky on view too. A light wind at the moment but a chance of stronger gusts higher later. All resorts appear to be open as planned for now though. Conditions should be great pretty much everywhere this morning and with things being rather quiet there should be lots of untouched wherever you choose to slide. Very nice. In a few days time, things are set to warm up a bit. Hopefully that won't go and spoil things! --- Official resort snow depths @ Tuesday 11th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 280cm Kagura (Tashiro): 300cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 350cm NASPA Ski Garden: 325cm Gala Yuzawa: 430cm Iwappara: 275cm Yuzawa Kogen: 330cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 230cm Yuzawa Park: 260cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 350cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 330cm Joetsu Kokusai: 250cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 11th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 783cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 146cm reported on 9 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 788cm Posted on Saturday 15th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Some forecasts still have us down for snow this morning, but looking outside the window now the sun is out and it's a beautiful blue sky morning. A few clouds remaining but mostly clear, blue skies. A bit of new snow too. Up to around 5cm around town but resorts reporting between that and around 15cm (Kagura). After the rain we had yesterday, that is most welcome and while it won't be enough to fully cover the damage it The warm up begins tomorrow if the forecasts are correct. Chance of rain/sleet later on in the day tomorrow and then sun again on Monday. --- Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 15th March 2014, AM: Naeba: 300cm Kagura (Tashiro): 300cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 350cm NASPA Ski Garden: 263cm Gala Yuzawa: 380cm Iwappara: 225cm Yuzawa Kogen: 290cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 210cm Yuzawa Park: 220cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 290cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 290cm Joetsu Kokusai: 230cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 15th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 788cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th, 13th January and 7th March) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 297cm reported on 19 days February 2014 snowfall 204cm reported on 17 days March 2014 snowfall 151cm reported on 10 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com