Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 30cm Snowfall at base this season 208cm Posted on Friday 10th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . A very good cold and snowy morning from Yuzawa. It was snowing for most of yesterday, heavier as the day moved on and this morning we have an extra 30-40cm of snowfall to report in town. Resorts around town are also reporting about the same numbers down to base and so we have a received a very nice conditions refresh and it should be great out there wherever you choose this morning. A moderate wind in some places on mountain but that doesn't seem to be affecting lift operations as far as I can tell. The latest local Niigata forecast has just been published and we are due another 10cm of so from now until 4pm today. In fact the snowfall is due to continue into tomorrow, perhaps easing off by Sunday. I think most people though would be happy for heavy snowfall right through! Monday is a national holiday in Japan and so it's a 3 day weekend coming up. Always busy this weekend, so if you are planning to come an early start is recommended. Like I said above though, whichever skijo in the region you choose conditions should be really good this weekend. I will of course bring you another update tomorrow morning. --- Official resort snow depths @ Friday 10th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 150cm Kagura (Tashiro): 220cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 270cm NASPA Ski Garden: 190cm Gala Yuzawa: 220cm Iwappara: 130cm Yuzawa Kogen: 180cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 95cm Yuzawa Park: 140cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 190cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 180cm Joetsu Kokusai: 130cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 10th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 208cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (16th December and 10th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 72cm 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 2cm Snowfall at base this season 178cm Posted on Thursday 9th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Good morning from Yuzawa. As expected we got some rain yesterday as temperatures remained fairly mild and not going down into negative numbers. It turned into light wet snow overnight but we don't have a whole lot to show for it, not down at town level anyway. Just a thin coating of new snow with the most being reported by Kagura at 5-10cm. It is snowing now though and we should be seeing continued snowy conditions now for the next few days and so we're hopefully for a big delivery. The local Niigata forecast just published tells us to expect up to 6cm of snow between now and 4pm today in Yuzawa. --- Official resort snow depths @ Thursday 9th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 130cm Kagura (Tashiro): 200cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 250cm NASPA Ski Garden: 155cm Gala Yuzawa: 220cm Iwappara: 100cm Yuzawa Kogen: 160cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 90cm Yuzawa Park: 110cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 160cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 160cm Joetsu Kokusai: 120cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Thursday 9th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 178cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (16th December) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 42cm 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 10cm Snowfall at base this season 176cm Posted on Tuesday 7th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Just a few cm more to add from around the resorts since yesterday, though with another 10cm on my car during the day that's the number I'm adding below. The snow eased off later in the day and overnight the clouds have dispersed leaving us with clear and sunny skies this morning over the region. Starting off cold but it should warm up to around +3 this afternoon. It's going to be a beautiful day. Late tomorrow should see the start of a run of snowy days that will hopefully bring us lots of snow. --- Official resort snow depths @ Tuesday 7th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 130cm Kagura (Tashiro): 200cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 250cm NASPA Ski Garden: 160cm Gala Yuzawa: 220cm Iwappara: 105cm Yuzawa Kogen: 150cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 90cm Yuzawa Park: 110cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 160cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 160cm Joetsu Kokusai: 120cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 7th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 176cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (16th December) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 40cm 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 248cm Posted on Saturday 11th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . What a day yesterday was! As you can see from the report, the day started off with a good new thick layer of snow and it was snowing and forecast to be snowing. Late morning though and the sun was peaking through and then all of a sudden... blue skies! The clouds cleared and we were left with magnificent blue skies with just a few small clouds hanging around. Probably to enjoy the view. Beautiful it was. And the snow refresh helped a lot as well. The slopes generally were quiet and I think everyone who was able to make it out would have had a really great day. While we got those blue skies, by the time evening came it was snowing again! And snow it did, with about 40cm of fresh snow this morning. I say about 40cm, in places it is more than that in some less but that's how much the snow has increased according to my trusty ruler and what's on the cars outside. Needless to say, another good new layer of snow. Interestingly, Naeba is only reporting 5-10cm and Kagura only 20cm and so we seem to have got more down here in the valley than up there - or should I say down there, as they are to the south of the main town area. It continues to snow this morning. The last two days have really changed things here - while we had 'enough' snow before, it just wasn't ENOUGH. If that makes sense. The last few days has given us some renewed deep conditions. In the meantime today is the first of three holidays and so the popular resort areas will be just that today... popular. It will probably be busy for the next few days. The other news for today which I mentioned last week and just reminding you, is that from today the top pair lift at Kagura opens for the season. A few conflicting forecasts for the coming few days. Some are saying that we can expect sun tomorrow, others more snow. We'll just have to wait and see. --- Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 11th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 150cm Kagura (Tashiro): 220cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 270cm NASPA Ski Garden: 210cm Gala Yuzawa: 240cm Iwappara: 165cm Yuzawa Kogen: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 105cm Yuzawa Park: 180cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 245cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 210cm Joetsu Kokusai: 160cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 11th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 248cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 112cm 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 40cm Snowfall at base this season 295cm Posted on Monday 13th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . 50cm. That's what Kagura are reporting this morning. A cool half m. 30cm at Naeba. 40cm on the top of my car here down in town. Maiko Snow Resort (under?) reporting 15-20cm. Whatever, bottom line is that we have had a lot of snow overnight, and it's still snowing quite heavily this morning. Go back to yesterday and for most of the day until mid afternoon we enjoyed blue skies over the region. Some cloud but the sun was out for most of the time. By mid afternoon though the clouds had moved in and by evening it was snowing. Result, the new snow this morning. Visibility generally poor this morning and a moderate wind. Not the kindest of conditions, but the snow will be great. Snowfall should ease off later today, though we might see clouds delivering their thing through into tomorrow morning. After that, clearer on Wednesday and Thursday looking at the latest local forecast. --- Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 13th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 160cm Kagura (Tashiro): 240cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 290cm NASPA Ski Garden: 245cm Gala Yuzawa: 280cm Iwappara: 170cm Yuzawa Kogen: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 120cm Yuzawa Park: 190cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 250cm Joetsu Kokusai: 180cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 13th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 295cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 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 159cm 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 15cm Snowfall at base this season 310cm Posted on Tuesday 14th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . It was snowing yesterday for most of the day, easing off in the evening and when I was out shovelling snow last night it looked like the skies were fairly clear. We are back to light snow falling this morning and the mountains covered in cloud. There was about 15cm of snow since my report yesterday. Resorts around the towns seem to be reporting 5-10cm overnight. The local forecast tell us to expect the day to end up just cloudy, and keeping cold, to be followed by a sunny day tomorrow. After the busy weekend at many places, it's back to a normal weekday so feels much quieter this morning around town. For those that are here, great snow conditions to enjoy. --- Official resort snow depths @ Monday 14th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 160cm Kagura (Tashiro): 240cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 290cm NASPA Ski Garden: 240cm Gala Yuzawa: 280cm Iwappara: 170cm Yuzawa Kogen: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 120cm Yuzawa Park: 200cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 250cm Joetsu Kokusai: 180cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Tuesday 14th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 310cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 25 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 174cm 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 7cm Snowfall at base this season 255cm Posted on Sunday 12th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . At one point in the late morning yesterday it felt light it might end up similar to the previous day, as the snow clouds cleared leaving us with a bit of blue sky and sun over the valley. That didn't last long though and a new wave of snowclouds moved in and at times it was falling heavily around lunchtime and early afternoon. This morning there's around 5-10cm of new snowfall to report at town level. Kagura are reporting 10cm. It dipped to about -6 degrees overnight and as of 9am is about -1C. The sun is out this morning, just a few wispy white clouds here and there but mostly blue. It should be a very fine day. Snow forecast for later and into tomorrow. --- Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 11th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 150cm Kagura (Tashiro): 220cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 270cm NASPA Ski Garden: 213cm Gala Yuzawa: 280cm Iwappara: 160cm Yuzawa Kogen: 220cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 105cm Yuzawa Park: 170cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 245cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 220cm Joetsu Kokusai: 160cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 12th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 255cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 23 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (11th January) November 2013 snowfall 5cm reported on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 131cm reported on 14 days January 2014 snowfall 119cm 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 3cm Snowfall at base this season 318cm Posted on Saturday 18th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . Just a thin layer of snow on the top of the car this morning here in Ishiuchi just to the north of Yuzawa (which is where I am this morning), but it will be pretty much the same a few km to the south. Looking around the resorts this morning, resorts are reporting up to 5cm apart from Kagura which pulls through with 20cm being reported, presumably up top. That's where the fresh is this morning my friends! Weather wise the skies have cleared and it's bright and sunny as of 9:30am. Snow is forecast to be falling by the time the ski lifts close for the day today and also tomorrow. If the forecasts are to be believed, we might see a decent amount of snow overnight meaning tomorrow should be particularly good. Tuesday is also looking interesting snow-wise. It's a peak season Saturday of course, so it should be busy out there at the all the popular places. --- Official resort snow depths @ Saturday 18th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 160cm Kagura (Tashiro): 240cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 290cm NASPA Ski Garden: 225cm Gala Yuzawa: 300cm Iwappara: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 120cm Yuzawa Park: 175cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 230cm Joetsu Kokusai: 180cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Saturday 18th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 318cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 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 182cm 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

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 315cm Posted on Friday 17th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . After a mostly cloudy day yesterday snow started falling mid afternoon and continued overnight. Nothing major to report this morning with resorts throughout the town reporting 5cm of new snowfall. That's about how much there was on the car this morning as well. Up to a further 5cm or so is expected before this evening as it continues snowing now. The weekend is probably going to start with sunny skies over the region but by late in the day snow should be back and we're hopefully looking at some decent snowfall into Sunday. --- Official resort snow depths @ Friday 17th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 160cm Kagura (Tashiro): 240cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 290cm NASPA Ski Garden: 213cm Gala Yuzawa: 300cm Iwappara: 150cm Yuzawa Kogen: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 120cm Yuzawa Park: 175cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 230cm Joetsu Kokusai: 180cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Friday 17th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 315cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 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 179cm 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 30cm Snowfall at base this season 348cm Posted on Sunday 19th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . And a very good Sunday morning to you all from Yuzawa. A very snowy Yuzawa as well. Yes, the goods have been delivered to us overnight and there was more than 30cm of snow on top of my car this morning to move. Resorts around the town are reporting similar numbers - Kagura 40cm, Naeba 20-30cm, Maiko 30-40cm... a nice surprise to wake up to though the forecasts late in the day yesterday were pointing to a good amount of snowfall overnight. It is still snowing this morning and probably will be for the day so we should add to that. Kagura is experiencing some strong winds and so limited operations there this morning. Looks like Mitsumata Ropeway to the Kagura Number 1 quad and Tashiro Ropeway to Tashiro Number 1 quad areas are open. The top Kagura Number 5 lift, Number 4 lift, Dragondola and connection between Kagura and Tashiro are closed. Tomorrow the sun might make an appearance but come Tuesday we should be back to snow. Oh yes, just a quick recap on yesterday. By noon it had turned overcast and by the time it was going dark it was very cloudy. The rest is history with the snow we woke up to this morning... --- Official resort snow depths @ Sunday 19th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 160cm Kagura (Tashiro): 240cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 290cm NASPA Ski Garden: 250cm Gala Yuzawa: 310cm Iwappara: 180cm Yuzawa Kogen: 240cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 140cm Yuzawa Park: 185cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 260cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 250cm Joetsu Kokusai: 190cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Sunday 19th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 348cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 212cm reported on 13 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 433cm Posted on Wednesday 29th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . So yesterday morning started off clear and sunny with blue skies all round and icy conditions. It was a very fine morning though by noon thin clouds had started to appear and by mid afternoon it was an overcast and cloudy cover over the region. By evening we got rained on, but overnight it was snowing. There's not a huge amount down in town, but resorts around town are this morning reporting around 10cm - with the most up at Kagura which is reporting 20cm of fresh snowfall overnight. Snowfall has eased off in the last half hour or so, and while it's still very cloudy you can see the sun trying to break through. The forecast is indeed for the snow to ease off, just be cloudy and then some sunshine later on this afternoon. So it looks like that might well be what happens. As of 9am it was -3C in town, a high of +2 forecast. Tomorrow is unfortunately likely to be warmer again and by the end of the day it it likely to rain, before turning into snow. Damage limitation please! --- Official resort snow depths @ Wednesday 29th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 190cm Kagura (Tashiro): 260cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 310cm NASPA Ski Garden: 210cm Gala Yuzawa: 300cm Iwappara: 170cm Yuzawa Kogen: 270cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 160cm Yuzawa Park: 160cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 280cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 240cm Joetsu Kokusai: 220cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Wednesday 29th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 433cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 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 25cm Snowfall at base this season 428cm Posted on Monday 27th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here . The rain continued during the morning yesterday at town level, though it was snowing on the mountain depending on where you were of course. In the afternoon though it was snowing in town as well which was good to see. By night time it was actually snowing quite heavily at times and a strong wind blowing it about as well. I moved 10cm of snow off my car at 9pm last night and this morning there's another 15cm. So that's 25cm since yesterday afternoon. Resorts around the valley are reporting similar numbers, 20-30cm, and with the high up Kagura reporting 30cm of new snowfall. It is still snowing here this morning though the forecast has the snow clouds clearing up. Leaving us with either just cloud or perhaps even some sun later on in the day. Certainly looks like a clearing up might happen. Happily, after that mild start, temperatures dropped yesterday afternoon and remain below zero this morning. It was -5C at 9am. So should be a good day out on the slopes today. --- Official resort snow depths @ Monday 27th January 2014, AM: Naeba: 190cm Kagura (Tashiro): 260cm Kagura (Mitsumata): 310cm NASPA Ski Garden: 225cm Gala Yuzawa: 300cm Iwappara: 180cm Yuzawa Kogen: 270cm Yuzawa Nakazato: 160cm Yuzawa Park: 170cm ---- Maiko Snow Resort: 280cm Ishiuchi Maruyama: 250cm Joetsu Kokusai: 220cm Yuzawa Now 2013-2014 season Data as of Monday 27th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 428cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 292cm reported on 18 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