Good morning from Yuzawa.
We ended up with a fine, bright day yesterday. It got pretty cold overnight and there was an early morning frost.
This morning we already have clear skies and lots of sunshine. Lovely morning.
Unfortunately, it is going to be windy today. There's already some wind about, but it is expected to get stronger during the day and tonight.
Kagura was, of course, hoping to open from today. The wind forecast put a stop to that, and the opening has been delayed until tomorrow (Wednesday 27th November).
Some rain is expected tonight but it should have cleared up by morning (hopefully). Tomorrow should be less windy, along with relatively warm daytime conditions.
Here are the plans for Kagura ski area for tomorrow...
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Official snow depth: 200cm
Available ski run
Kagura main course (1,500m length, 30m width) The ski run is serviced by the Kagura Number 1 quad lift
Operating ski lifts
Mitsumata Ropeway (8:00am until 4:00pm, last one going up at 2:00pm) Mitsumata Number 1 quad lift (8:00am until 3:45pm, last one going up at 2:15pm) Mitsumata Number 2 romance pair lift (8:15am until 3:45pm) Kagura Gondola (8:15am until 3:30pm, last one going up at 2:30pm) Kagura Number 1 quad lift (8:30am - 3:00pm)
How to get between Mitsumata and Kagura:
Some walking will be required to get between Mitsumata Area over to the open ski run at Kagura A 230m walk between the top of Mitsumata Ropeway and the base of the Mitsumata quad lift A 170m walk between the top of Mitsumata quad lift and Mitsumata Number 2 pair lift It will not possible to ski in the Mitsumata Area yet (only the main run at Kagura will be open)
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Planned opening dates for ski areas around Yuzawa and Minamiuonuma. All dates are subject to change and will depend on snowfall.
Wednesday 27th November 2024 (delayed): Kagura (via Mitsumata)
Saturday 7th December 2024: Joetsu Kokusai
Friday 13th December 2024: GALA Yuzawa
Saturday 14th December 2024: Naeba Yuzawa Kogen
Friday 20th December 2024: Ishiuchi Maruyama Kandatsu Snow Resort Maiko Snow Resort Muica Snow Resort NASPA Ski Garden
Saturday 21st December 2024: Iwappara Kagura (Tashiro) Muikamachi Hakkaisan Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort Yuzawa Park
Late December 2024: Chateau Shiozawa Hakkai Sanroku Ipponsugi Snow Park Nakazato Snow Wood
Kagura plans to open from tomorrow. See above for other planned opening dates.