Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 1243cm Posted on Wednesday 14th May 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. We enjoyed sunshine and warmth yesterday. It was feeling borderline hot in the afternoon. Today starts with bright but overcast skies and we expect some sun later. Forecasts currently show the chance of some light rain at times over the weekend. Some seem to be wondering if Kagura might be tempted to extend the season beyond Sunday. There might well be enough snow up there, but it seems extremely unlikely. (A 'final day' event - free pork soup and a raffle! - is planned at the Mitsumata Ropeway base station from 2pm on Sunday). Unless there is any major changes to operations or news from Kagura, we'll post again on Friday and then a last report to end the season on Sunday. --------------- Kagura Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 220cm (top) 210cm (base) Lifts operating (scheduled): Mitsumata Ropeway Mitsumata Number 1 quad Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift Kagura gondola Kagura Number 1 quad Number 1 romance pair (weekend only) Courses open (scheduled): Kagura main course Kagura main course bypass Technical course Giant course Kagura connecting course Panorama course Gondola course Family course (Mitsumata Area) Gondola Line course (Mitsumata Area) Mitsumata Ropeway is open from 8:00am until 4:30pm (last one going up at 3:00pm) The Tashiro Ropeway / Tashiro Area is now closed for the season Planned closing date: Sunday 18th May 2025 Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Wednesday 14th May 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 66cm reported on 13 days April 2025 snowfall 0cm May 2025 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 1243cm Posted on Friday 16th May 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. 6:00pm update: Unfortunately, there's some disappointing news to report. Kagura ski area will be completely closed tomorrow (Saturday 17th May), due to forecast strong winds during the day. Hopefully, wind will not be an issue on Sunday and the ski area will be able to open for one last day of the season. Original morning report: Good morning from Yuzawa. It is a bright morning with a kind of overcast feel, with thin cloud early on. There seems to be a chance of some light rain from time to time across the weekend. Let's hope we get lucky and it holds off. It is impressive how good the snow cover still is at Kagura (check out the image below). I can't remember the ski area closing in mid-May with so much snow left. The ski area could clearly continue beyond Sunday, but there have been no hints that they will. Sunday is scheduled to be the last day of the season. If you fancy some traditional pork soup and taking part in a raffle, be sure to be at the Mitsumata Ropeway base around 2pm on Sunday. While stocks last! One last update to end the season due on Sunday. --------------- Kagura Official snow depth (reported by the ski area): 180cm (top) 80cm (base) Lifts operating (scheduled): Mitsumata Ropeway Mitsumata Number 1 quad Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift Kagura gondola Kagura Number 1 quad Number 1 romance pair (weekend only --- though not 100% confirmed for this last weekend) Courses open (scheduled): Kagura main course Kagura main course bypass Technical course Giant course Kagura connecting course Panorama course Gondola course Family course (Mitsumata Area) Gondola Line course (Mitsumata Area) Mitsumata Ropeway is open from 8:00am until 4:30pm (last one going up at 3:00pm) The Tashiro Ropeway / Tashiro Area is now closed for the season Planned closing date: Sunday 18th May 2025 Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Friday 16th May 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 66cm reported on 13 days April 2025 snowfall 0cm May 2025 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 1243cm Posted on Sunday 18th May 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Today is the last day of operations at Kagura ski area. The ski area is open with 6 lifts operating and 10 courses/runs still available. Kagura is still reporting a snow depth of 150cm up top. Impressive. From tomorrow, all ski lifts across the region will be able to take a long and well-earned rest. Most ski areas in Yuzawa Town and Minamiuonuma City closed 6-7 weeks ago, of course. That feels like such a long time ago! How was the Yuzawa season this time around? Let’s take a look at some observed snowfall numbers. November 2024: 0cm December 2024: 352cm January 2025: 286cm February 2025: 549cm March 2025: 66cm April 2025: 0cm 2024-2025 season: 1253cm 2023-2024 season: 713cm 2022-2023 season: 795cm 2021-2022 season: 1338cm 2020-2021 season: 1109cm 2019-2020 season: 425cm 2018-2019 season: 1042cm 2017-2018 season: 857cm 2016-2017 season: 954cm 2015-2016 season: 424cm 2014-2015 season: 1303cm 2013-2014 season: 833cm 2012-2013 season: 762cm The above data is snowfall we observed during each season since 2012. The numbers are comparable - they are observed by the same person from the same location (town level in Yuzawa) and using the same methods. Of course, this is town level, so there will be more snow at higher elevations. Sometimes much more. It’s a really varied bunch of numbers, isn’t it - ranging from just 424cm (2015-2016 season) to 1338cm (2021-2022 season). The 1253cm that we observed in our reposts this last season was one of the higher numbers and clearly a very good showing. We had a bit of a dry period in the second part of January. Still, other than that, we generally enjoyed consistent snowfall from when it started snowing in the second week of December through the end of February. Ski areas were happily able to open and close on their planned dates. The biggest drama of the season was the snowfall in February, clearly a standout month. A whopping 549cm of snowfall was observed in these reports (on 24 of the 28 days in the month). As it was happening, at times it felt like the snow would never stop... and was somewhat overwhelming. Even people who absolutely love mad bonkers snowfall (like me) were secretly starting to want it to ease off. GALA Yuzawa ski area actually decided to close for a whole day in order to cope with the massive amounts of snow (for the first time ever). It is interesting to see that only the month of December 2014 (559cm) beat February 2025 (549cm) in terms of monthly snowfall. Also interesting to recall that we only observed 79cm of snowfall in February 2024. Only 66cm of snowfall observed in town since the beginning of March, but the fact that Kagura is closing in the middle of May with so much snow still remaining on the slopes goes to show how much snow we got. So yes, 2024-2025 was a good one regarding snowfall. And I can confirm that there were lots of excellent skiing and snowboarding conditions to enjoy! There were a lot of people around, too. I do not know visitor numbers/statistics, but there were clearly more ‘inbound’ visitors around. That trend will surely continue. The frogs are now singing loudly in the evenings, and there have been hints of humidity. The hot and humid period of the year is fast approaching. We'll have to put up with 'rainy season', which will hopefully be over by the time the Fuji Rock Festival is held at Naeba in late July. The hot summer weather will probably continue into September and then, before you know it, we'll be looking forward to cooler weather and the prospect of fresh snow again. (That last bit sounds good). These Yuzawa Now reports will be back in November. Let’s hope we will be able to report over 10m of snow again during the 2025-2026 season. But whatever happens, SnowJapan will be here to tell you about it without the slightest hint of hype. (Of course). I hope you enjoyed our reporting. SnowJapan is updated throughout the year and information from ski areas about the 2025-2026 season will start being checked and updated in summer (with most of that work happening in the autumn months). Thanks for reading. See you in November. Good memories. Yuzawa Now 2024-2025 season Data as of Sunday 18th May 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 1243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 62cm (20th February) November 2024 snowfall 0cm December 2024 snowfall 352cm reported on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 286cm reported on 18 days February 2025 snowfall 539cm reported on 23 days March 2025 snowfall 66cm reported on 13 days April 2025 snowfall 0cm May 2025 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 seas 0cm Posted on Wednesday 5th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Greetings from Yuzawa. November already! The brutal heat of summer 2025 seemed to last something like forever (mid-June through mid-September), but it did eventually ease off. What a relief that was! In recent days we have had some chilly and almost cold at times. It feels good to reach for a jacket. The mountains are looking lovely and colourful at the moment, and we can see a nice topping of snow visible on higher elevations in the region. The main run at Kagura Ski Area has a covering of snow. It looks like there might have been 10cm or so up there yesterday. Below are the planned opening dates of the ski areas in Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All of those planned dates are, of course, subject to change depending on snow and weather conditions. Fingers crossed that we will be treated to a) an early start to the season, b) regular snow and c) lots of snow! Reports will be posted here from time to time over the coming weeks bringing you news of fresh snowfall. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 5th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2025 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 seas 0cm Posted on Wednesday 12th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. We have had a fair amount of rain (and some snow higher up) in recent days but today is a beauty. Full on autumn colours and that sprinkling of snow on the top. Beautiful. Kagura still has a bit of snow cover (looks like it might be about 10cm+ or so) and still has a planned opening date of 22nd November. Of course, whether the ski area is able to open or not will depend on how the weather pans out over the next 10 days. A cold front is due early next week. The official course map of Kagura is now available. One thing I quickly noticed: The Mitsumata Number 2 quad lift - the one close to the top station of the Mitsumata Ropeway - is still 'sort of' shown on the map, but it is not named like the other lifts. It is still on the list of ski lifts on the official site, too, but no opening times are shown. Is that lift being abolished? I can't find any kind of official announcement. Situation unclear. I'm not saying this is the case here, but sometimes ski areas tend to be a bit shy talking about things like this, and just do it on the quiet. We'll try to find out what the situation is. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 12th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2025 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 0cm Posted on Tuesday 18th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. As I write this, it is trying to snow in town areas. Sort of very wet, sleet-like rain/snow, if that makes sense. And then at times it's just 100% wet rain. However, if forecasts are correct, I might well have some cm of snow to report to you (from town level) tomorrow morning. In the meantime, there has been snow higher up. Please check out the GALA Yuzawa webcam image below. Expect Kagura to have had more than that. Kagura is of course aiming to open on 22nd November, but there is no word from them yet on the chance of that happening. While there should be some more snow by tomorrow, sun is forecast for much of the rest of the week. Enough? I'll keep you informed! Note to all the bears reading this: hey, it's time to sleep! -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 18th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 0cm November 2025 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 12cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Wednesday 19th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa; I have good news! Now that all the bears have gone to sleep - hopefully/please/maybe not - we start this morning with a celebratory blanket of snow in town. I was just looking back at the data from previous seasons. Since SnowJapan started collecting daily snowfall records in 2012, the first cm of snow in town recorded in Yuzawa Now reports was just 1cm on 15th November 2012. Since then, the earliest snowfall was reported on 19th November. Today is also 19th November and we have our first snow of the season in town. And it is actually a pretty decent amount of it too! It was snowing very nicely at times last night. I am measuring 12cm. Kagura ski area isn't reporting anything yet, but the guess is there should be (much) more than that high up in the mountains. Very often the first snow down to town disappears before winter starts properly, so don't expect this town covering to last. Clearer skies and milder conditions are expected over the coming several days, with perhaps a little snow on Friday night. I'll let you know when there is news from Kagura regarding a possible opening. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 19th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Thursday 20th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa. It's a beauty of a morning, too, with clear blue skies and much milder conditions. There's still snow on the ground around my place, but it's probably going to be gone fairly soon. Yesterday, Kagura was claiming 50-60cm of snowfall on the main Kagura run and 20-30cm at the Mitsumata base. At the time of this report there has not been any announcement yet, but an opening on Saturday definitely seems possible. UPDATE: Kagura will open at 8:30am on Saturday... with the main 1500m Kagura run available. Access to the available ski course will be via Mitsumata Ropeway, Mitsumata Number 1 quad, Mitsumata Number 2 pair and Kagura Gondola, with the main Kagura quad servicing the open ski run. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: Kagura (via Mitsumata) Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 20th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Saturday 22nd November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Morning from Yuzawa. We had rain overnight in town, heavy at times, and it looks like there might have been some more snow higher up. Kagura are not mentioning any new snow, but they are probably busy... because today is the first day of the ski season up there. Details of what is open below. The coming week looks like largely clear, maybe some snow into Wednesday morning on the mountain. Nothing major. Kagura Ski Area Kagura main course (1,500m length, 30m width) The Gondola course will also open from 12 noon The ski run is serviced by the Kagura Number 1 quad lift Ski lifts Mitsumata Ropeway (transport) Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (transport) Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift (transport) Kagura Gondola (transport) Kagura Number 1 quad lift The ski area is not mentioning any required walking (between lifts), so it looks like you can ski between the lifts. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: NOW PART OPEN Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Saturday 22nd November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Tuesday 25th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Hello from a relatively mild Yuzawa. There hasn't been any fresh snow and with the existing snow getting less in Mitsumata, there's now a bit of walking involved between ski lifts. Skiing remains available, but is limited to that one 1500m run. Upper areas may get some fresh snow at times across coming days, but we shouldn't expect anything major or prolonged. Rain is expected in town tomorrow and there will likely be some light rain at times today. -------------------------------- Kagura Ski Area Kagura main course (serviced by the Kagura Number 1 quad lift) Ski lifts Mitsumata Ropeway (transport) Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (transport) Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift (transport) Kagura Gondola (transport) Kagura Number 1 quad lift Some walking is required between lifts to and from the open ski run. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: NOW PART OPEN Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 25th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 12cm Posted on Friday 28th November 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday was a fine day and quite warm during the day time - and rather windy, too. Due to that wind, Kagura was closed for the day. Kagura is back open this morning, but it's just the main course that is available. It's a bit of a stuttering start, but that is not uncommon. The middle of next week is looking good for a healthy dose of snowfall. Let's keep an eye on that. We had rain overnight and rain is expected today down in town. Hopefully that will translate into some snow higher up in the mountains. -------------------------------- Kagura Ski Area Kagura main course (serviced by the Kagura Number 1 quad lift) Ski lifts Mitsumata Ropeway (transport) Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (transport) Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift (transport) Kagura Gondola (transport) Kagura Number 1 quad lift Some walking is required between lifts to and from the open ski run. -------------------------------- Here are the planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall. Saturday 22nd November 2025: NOW PART OPEN Saturday 6th December 2025: Joetsu Kokusai Saturday 13th December 2025: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen Friday 19th December 2025: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden Saturday 20th December 2025: GALA Yuzawa Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Maiko Snow Resort Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park Wednesday 24th December 2025: Muica Snow Resort Late December 2025: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Friday 28th November 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 12cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm 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 9cm Snowfall at base this seas 21cm Posted on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It's a grey early morning and feels fairly mild. [9am update: clearer and sunny now] We will probably get rained on before the upcoming snow arrives, but we are definitely due that snow soon... probably by tomorrow night. Forecasts look very promising too, and we might get a fair bit of snow down to town level through until perhaps Friday. Exciting! I will, of course, tell you all about it. Lots, please. Kagura Ski Area is closed today as some work is done on some kind of issues with the Kagura gondola. The ski area will hopefully be open again from tomorrow. Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 21cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 2 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 19th November) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 9cm reported on 1 day Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com