Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 10cm Snowfall at base this seas 283cm Posted on Wednesday 7th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. We enjoyed some good snowfall yesterday, with another 10cm to add since the early morning report yesterday. It was only snowing lightly by evening, and there's just a dusting on the top of my car this morning. There should be some good conditions to enjoy out there this morning. We were expecting clear skies this morning, but it is mostly just grey and cloudy early on, and there's a noticeable (southerly) wind as well. Hopefully the wind won't be affecting lifts (and I can't find any early morning wind-related announcements). Many local forecasts still show clearer skies for today, particularly in the afternoon. Tomorrow we should be receiving more snow and possibly quite a lot of it again. Friday and Saturday are currently forecast to be clearer. Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 7th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 45cm (on 27th December) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 127cm 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 51cm Snowfall at base this seas 334cm Posted on Friday 9th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It has been a very good 24 hours for snowfall. The snow had just started to fall when I posted early yesterday morning and it has been snowing since then, lightly at times but for some spells during the day it was snowing heavily. With a few clearings along the way, I have wiped off 51cm at our trusted measuring point over the last 24 hours. (There has been about 5cm more than that at SJHQ a little to the north in the Minamiuonuma valley). Excellent. It is still snowing early on this morning, lightly at the moment, but there are signs of clearing skies just to the north already. It is due to ease off sometime this morning and we might end up with some sun today. Sun is forecast from early on tomorrow and throughout the day. I would expect a lot of people preparing for a weekend trip. Saturday will probably be the busiest day as there's potential for more heavy snow incoming on Sunday. For the record, Monday is a national holiday in Japan (Coming of Age Day) and so it's a long-weekend, traditionally one of the most popular/busy of the ski season. Thankfully, everyone visiting should be able to enjoy very good snow conditions for it. Hopefully ski areas that haven't yet been able to reach 'fully open' status will be close to being able to now. One major example is the Southern Area and downhill course at GALA Yuzawa, along with the Ropeway link between that ski area and Yuzawa Kogen. Those usually open up when the snow is deeper. I imagine that is going to happen very soon. (I don't have any official information to share about that situation at this moment; purely personal thought). The snow levels in my back garden are still lower than usual/average for the date, but much improved and it's great to have snow walls growing by the side of roads. Let them continue to grow quickly. You can probably tell how much I love it when we get large amounts of snow! Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Friday 9th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 334cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (on 9th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 178cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 334cm Posted on Saturday 10th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It is a beautiful morning here in Yuzawa. A bit of cloud early on for first lifts, but the skies are pretty much clear now with bright sunshine. There is also a moderate wind, but not enough to spoil the fun at most ski areas --- but it does looks like the Tashiro Area of Kagura (and the Dragondola) is closed for the day. The downhill course at GALA Yuzawa is scheduled to open for the first time this season sometime this morning. (The Southern Area of that ski-jo... not yet). Tomorrow looks set to bring us interesting weather. The forecasts generally seem to predict snow - perhaps heavy at times - and potentially strong winds. Those strong winds, if they happen, may well affect some lifts at some ski areas. --------------------------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 160cm Notes: The Central Area and Northern Area are both fully open The connection in the Northern Area with Ishiuchi Maruyama is open The downhill course (Falcon) is scheduled to open from today The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open ----------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 160cm Notes: The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm) ----------------------- Iwappara Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 80cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays) ----------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 140cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm) ----------------------- Kagura Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 110cm Notes: The Tashiro Area is closed today due to wind ---------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 95cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning) ---------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: 180cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays) ---------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: Top: 200cm Base: 110cm ---------------------------- Naeba Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Base: 100cm Notes: Dragondola closed today as the Tashiro Area of Kagura is closed due to wind Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm) ---------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 130cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Base: 70cm Notes: The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open ---------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 85cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 110cm Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Saturday 10th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 334cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 51cm (on 9th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 178cm 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 58cm Snowfall at base this seas 392cm Posted on Monday 12th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa. First of all, I spent almost all day yesterday indoors and so only observed what the weather was doing from inside (and webcams and from friends). But it sure seemed varied and a bit... weird! After the wet start, we got into snow falling in the morning, followed by an unexpected period of blue increasing blue sky and sun, and then back to some very heavy snow by evening and overnight. Oh yes, along with with some noisy winds, particularly overnight. It was great to see the snow really coming down hard and very quickly accumulating. Two measuring point snow clearing sessions later, we have measured a total of 58cm of fresh snowfall since yesterday morning. With the wind, there is probably going to be more than that - and less than that - depending on where you are. But wherever you are in the region, there's a lot of lovely fresh snow around this morning. It has been snowing this morning, too, but in the last hour or so has been easing off and there is even some blue sky around now. Should be a nice treat for people heading out this morning. (The current clearer skies might well be temporary). Until this year, a few ski areas in this region mentioned new snowfall every morning. (Very) unfortunately, that reporting seems to be very rare this season. Almost all of them only talking about 'snow depth', which really isn't anywhere near as useful or interesting a number as how much fresh snow has fallen each day. A good example is today. Most of the snow depth numbers have either not changed or have increased just a bit. But we have had over half a metre of snowfall since yesterday! It's hard to understand how ski areas don't think that the new snowfall is not worth mentioning. Anyway, it is what it is. I wonder if it's just because everywhere is struggling with there not being enough staff? Actually, I just noticed that Yuzawa Kogen is today mentioning 50cm of snow overnight. But that info is buried and you have to go looking for it. I will mention any reported new snowfall numbers when I see them. I'll shut up about that for now! Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Monday 12th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 392cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 236cm 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 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 392cm Posted on Tuesday 13th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday was another kind of curious day of changeable weather with spells of clearer skies and sun and then light snow in higher places. We have enjoyed some fine weather this morning so far. A lot of blue sky and sunshine with some white cloud. Very pleasant. But there is a bit of a (southerly) wind. I'm seeing conflicting information - on official sites - regarding the status of Kagura ski area. It's either only the Tashiro Area that is closed or the whole lot closed. Looks like it might be the former. There's also some grey cloud to the north and forecasts warn of the chance of rain during today sometime which will hopefully turn to snow sometime tonight or early tomorrow. And tomorrow it should be snowing. I agree with what my Myoko Now report posting friend said the other day: we have similarly enjoyed some days of good snow, but so far this season that heavy snowfall hasn't continued for long... we haven't had any of those classic 3-4 days of relentless heavy snow. Yet. (Hopefully we'll get some of that. It is important for a long season). Ski areas have snow now, so we're doing ok but, big picture, snow levels are still below average. --------------------------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 190cm Notes: The Central Area and Northern Area (including the downhill course and connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama) are open The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open ----------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 150cm Notes: The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm) ----------------------- Iwappara Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 90cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays) ----------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 160cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm) ----------------------- Kagura Official snow depth: Top: 170cm Base: 120cm Notes: Both Ropeway bases (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open, along with the Dragondola connection with Naeba ---------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 115cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning) ---------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: 190cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays) ---------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: Top: 210cm Base: 110cm ---------------------------- Naeba Official snow depth: Top: 130cm Base: 100cm Notes: Dragondola not open this morning due to weather conditions Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm) ---------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 135cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 80cm Notes: The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open ---------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 95cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 100cm Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 13th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 392cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 236cm 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 6cm Snowfall at base this seas 398cm Posted on Wednesday 14th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It got more overcast since the report yesterday morning and we ended up having some rain. Still, we are back to snow this morning with over 5cm so far and counting. Currently it is slightly over 0C in town. Hopefully we might get a day of fresh snow today. Wind is a problem for Kagura again. Both Ropeway bases are open but some lifts and runs are unavailable. (Kagura up to Number 1 pair, Tashiro up to Number 6 pair). As a follow up to my comments yesterday, regarding snow levels: while ski areas are all open, there are indeed still some runs/sections that have not yet opened due to there not being enough snow yet. The Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is a good example. That area often only opens in January, but we'd hope for it to be available by now. Over at Joetsu Kokusai ski area (and nothing to do with snowfall), it is worth mentioning that the Atema and Osawa car park bases (and associated runs) are only open on weekends this season. In the case of Atema, that is a chance for this season. That information has been added to the list below. --------------------------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 170cm Notes: The Central Area and Northern Area (including the downhill course and connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama) are open The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open ----------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 140cm Notes: The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm) ----------------------- Iwappara Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 80cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays) ----------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 150cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm) The Atema and Osawa base car parks (and associated runs) are scheduled to be open on weekends only ----------------------- Kagura Official snow depth: Top: 180cm Base: 130cm Notes: Both Ropeway bases (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open, along with the Dragondola connection with Naeba ---------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 105cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning) ---------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: 180cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays) ---------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: Top: 250cm Base: 130cm ---------------------------- Naeba Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 110cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm) ---------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 120cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 80cm Notes: The upper Kogen area and base area are both open The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open ---------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 90cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 90cm Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Wednesday 14th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 398cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 242cm 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 14cm Snowfall at base this seas 412cm Posted on Thursday 15th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. I have to be early this morning. 14cm of snow since the report yesterday and not much more than a dusting since yesterday evening. Today we start the morning with a mostly cloud, but we might get some sunshine in the morning. It is going to be a rather mild day, perhaps getting close to 10C in town. It's about -2C just before 7am. Tomorrow might be a borderline rain/snow kind of situation as it remains relatively mild. Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Thursday 15th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 256cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 412cm Posted on Friday 16th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday the clouds quickly parted and the sun came out. Fine weather, particularly in the first part of the morning. It was a mild day, with an eventual high of just over 6C in town. I was woken up at 5am this morning by the sound of heavy rain. Let's hope that, weather-wise, at least the rain holds off as much as possible and it isn't too windy. Forecasts vary: the rain drying up sometime during this morning, or it raining on and off through the day. (I can't see any sign of fresh dustings on higher webcams). Tomorrow should start with some sunshine which might turn to rain later on and then snow overnight. I'd like to characterize the current moment as a short peak-season blip; that is not unknown, of course. Forecasts do look promising for some potentially heavy snow from Tuesday onwards next week. (Possibly for multiple days too - that would be just what we need/want). Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Friday 16th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 256cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this seas 412cm Posted on Saturday 17th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. It is quickly turning into a lovely sunny morning and thankfully the rain of yesterday is a memory. Without a fresh layer, we'll have to see how snow conditions has survived the experience! We can probably expect some icy hard conditions before it gets warmer. It will be mild today, might be getting up to around 10C in town. There might be some fresh before tomorrow morning, but we are warned of the chance of rain at first (later on this afternoon). Much more promising is the prospect of some good snowfall incoming soon. Starting around Tuesday? Forecasts currently show it as 2-3 days of snow... it would be very welcome. By the way, check out the 'sea of clouds' over the Minamiuonuma valley early on (below, looking north from the top of Ishiuchi). Just in: I'm hearing about a problem with the gondola at GALA Yuzawa --- they are unsure when that will be fixed; check before going. --------------------------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 160cm Notes: The Central Area and Northern Area (including the downhill course and connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama) are open The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open ----------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 130cm Notes: The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm) ----------------------- Iwappara Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 65cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays) ----------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 150cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm) The Atema and Osawa base car parks (and associated runs) are scheduled to be open on weekends only ----------------------- Kagura Official snow depth: Top: 190cm Base: 140cm Notes: Both Ropeway bases (Mitsumata and Tashiro) are open, along with the Dragondola connection with Naeba ---------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 100cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning) ---------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: 170cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays) ---------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: Top: 250cm Base: 120cm ---------------------------- Naeba Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 110cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm) ---------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 100cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 80cm Notes: The upper Kogen area and base area are both open The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open ---------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 80cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 90cm Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Saturday 17th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 412cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 256cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this seas 413cm Posted on Sunday 18th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday started off with some fine weather, that low sea of cloud over Minamiuonuma, and a bit of drama over at GALA Yuzawa. There was some mechanical problem with the gondola at that ski area and while it did eventually open at 10:15am, by then some people had been shipped off to alternative ski areas. I don't know what the problem was, but it was good to see that it only lasted a relatively short while. GALA Yuzawa is one of the newest ski areas in the region, but is itself celebrating 35 years this season. It is a reminder that there are a lot of ski lifts across the region - and indeed Japan - that are at least that old... So, yesterday we had some fine weather in the morning, though from what I hear from various locations the snow was rather icy and challenging to the knees in the morning only softening up later on as it warmed up. I was at Maiko and that is what I experienced. From around lunchtime clouds quickly gathered and then it rained. We were told that there might be some fresh snow overnight. It is trying to snow at the moment but of the wet variety and a bit of a weak showing. There's a dusting on the top of my car; I can just about justify the 1cm added to this report. No specific news from ski areas this morning about how many cm there might have been on the mountains. Not much, though. Webcams from ski areas show poor visibility higher up at the start of the day. Hmmmm. It's not a particularly genki sounding report this morning, is it. Sorry! Looking ahead to the coming week in the hope of improvement, temps are set to drop on Tuesday and what looks like good snowfall across several days. Please may it be so. Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Sunday 18th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 413cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 257cm reported on 11 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. 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 413cm Posted on Monday 19th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Good morning from Yuzawa and an early report today. Not much to report just yet as we eagerly wait for the mid-winter like conditions to return. As of 6:30am it was slightly under 0C though we expect temps to rise to around 7C in town today. Today we expect largely cloudy skies, but a chance of some sun in the morning. Rain due tonight which will hopefully be snow by the time I report tomorrow morning. I think everyone is hoping that this week will be a big one in terms of snowfall... Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Monday 19th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 413cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 257cm reported on 11 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. 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 seas 416cm Posted on Tuesday 20th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Yesterday ended up being brighter than we were perhaps expecting. After a bit more rain, snow has started since several hours ago. Here's hoping for a lot of snow over the coming week. We need it. As we wait for what comes, I thought I'd share this. Yesterday the snow piled up in my garden was at the highest point 70cm. Last season on the same day it was approaching 2.5m. Let's catching up! --------------------------------- GALA Yuzawa Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 160cm Notes: The Central Area and Northern Area (including the downhill course and connection with Ishiuchi Maruyama) are open The Southern Area and Ropeway connection with Yuzawa Kogen are not yet open ----------------------- Ishiuchi Maruyama Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 110cm Notes: The top connection with the Northern Area of GALA Yuzawa is now open Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th February and then Fridays and Saturdays until 28th March (until 8:00pm) ----------------------- Iwappara Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 55cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 28th March (until 7:00pm on weekdays and Sundays, until 8:00pm on Saturdays and nights before holidays) ----------------------- Joetsu Kokusai Official snow depth (reported by ski area): 130cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 22nd March (until 9:00pm) The Atema and Osawa base car parks (and associated runs) are scheduled to be open on weekends only ----------------------- Kagura Official snow depth: Top: 190cm Base: 140cm Notes: Affected by wind this morning ---------------------------- Kandatsu Snow Resort Official snow depth: 100cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before holidays until 28th March (until 2:00am the next morning) ---------------------------- Maiko Snow Resort Official snow depth: 170cm Notes: Floodlit night skiing on Saturdays and Sundays until 14th March (until 8:00pm on Saturdays and 7:00pm on Sundays) ---------------------------- Muikamachi Hakkaisan Official snow depth: Top: 250cm Base: 120cm ---------------------------- Naeba Official snow depth: Top: 150cm Base: 110cm Notes: Daily floodlit night skiing until 21st March (until 8:30pm) ---------------------------- NASPA Ski Garden Official snow depth: 100cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Kogen Official snow depth: Top: 160cm Base: 80cm Notes: The upper Kogen area and base area are both open The Ropeway connection with the Southern Area of GALA Yuzawa is not yet open ---------------------------- Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Official snow depth: 70cm ---------------------------- Yuzawa Park Official snow depth: 65cm Yuzawa Now 2025-2026 season Data as of Tuesday 20th January 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 58cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 12cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 144cm reported on 9 days January 2026 snowfall 260cm reported on 12 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com