Yesterday started off bright, clear and hazy. It got less bright and more hazy/overcast as the day went on leaving us with little of the blue that we started off with. This morning it's a mix of pale blue sky and cloud above us with a high chance that cloud will take over once again. Still warm conditions forecast. Yesterday when I went past the temperature reading by the side of Route 17 in Yuzawa it said 15 degrees. It is forecast to get a bit higher than that today.

Cloudy skies expected tomorrow and rain coming in before the end of the day.

Second part of Tuesday onwards it's generally cloud and sun on the forecast into next weekend.

Remember, Naeba is part open again today but will be closed from tomorrow until Friday.

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Official snow depths:
** General opening status - any unplanned closures will be mentioned in above report.

GALA Yuzawa:
Official snow depth of 220cm.
The Central Area and most of the North Area.
The South Area is now closed.
The downhill course is also now closed - get down back to base using the Gondola.

Kagura:
Official snow depth of 330cm.
All three main areas of Kagura remain pretty much fully open.
The 'Kagura Park' is open.

Also open at Naeba for the weekend
Number 2 Gondola, Takenokodaira Romance lift and the Number 5 high-speed lift

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Planned closing dates for resorts in the Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma region
Information as currently available and of course subject to change depending on conditions. Resorts not mentioned below are now closed.

Open until Wednesday May 6th:

- Naeba (*closed on weekdays, open ONLY on weekends and holidays [except April 29th])
- GALA Yuzawa
- Kagura (Tashiro)

Open until Sunday May 31st:

- Kagura (Mitsumata)