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Gala Yuzawa at 990 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 45.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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max °C | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
min °C | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
51 | 45 | 42 | 56 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 39 | 52 | 69 | 88 | 90 | 92 | |
3750 | 3700 | 3650 | 3800 | 4200 | 4400 | 4400 | 4300 | 4200 | 4000 | 3750 | 3500 | 3500 | 3700 | 3400 | 3450 | 3350 | |
 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
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Gala Yuzawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Gala Yuzawa
The top of the Sociable quad lift at GALA Yuzawa by Snow Country Instructors
The view as you start the downhill course back to the base at GALA Yuzawa by Snow Country Instructors
Course map the quad lift building in the base area by Snow Country Instructors
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Gala Yuzawa at the specific elevation of 990 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gala Yuzawa. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Visitor Reviews of Gala Yuzawa
Overall 3.6 Based on 4 votes and 2 reviews
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- Daz from Japan writes:
I went to Gala Yuzawa yesterday and had an awesome time. It was powder-tastic!! They had recieved up to 60cms the previous day and when I rolled into the area on the early morning Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo, it was still puking down. The upper slope of the central area was powder heaven, hardly anyone there and face shots at every turn. I don't know if I lucked out on the weather but the snow was as good as anywhere else I've been. For ease of access from Tokyo, its hard to beat this place, the resort has its own Shinkansen station built into the Base Station. Get on the train in Tokyo and 90 mins later you are slashing up the mountain!! Get off the train, go upstairs get your ticket, change clothes then get on the Gondola......its that easy. On the negative side, 1000 yen for a locker is a bit steep IMO and the same again for the onsen is also a bit much for what is a glorified bath. The runs are a little short and there are some weird flat run outs that are not good for me and my fellow snowboarders BUT the quality of the snow made these all insignificant. Yuzawa is a great area with a big choice of resorts all easily accessed from the Train Station in town....Kagura and Naeba are the heavyweights but the other smaller resorts are definitely worth a day's riding to check out.
Visitor Reviews of Gala Yuzawa
Daz from Japan writes:
I went to Gala Yuzawa yesterday and had an awesome time. It was powder-tastic!! They had recieved up to 60cms the previous day and when I rolled into the area on the early morning Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo, it was still puking down. The upper slope of the central area was powder heaven, hardly anyone there and face shots at every turn. I don't know if I lucked out on the weather but the snow was as good as anywhere else I've been. For ease of access from Tokyo, its hard to beat this place, the resort has its own Shinkansen station built into the Base Station. Get on the train in Tokyo and 90 mins later you are slashing up the mountain!! Get off the train, go upstairs get your ticket, change clothes then get on the Gondola......its that easy. On the negative side, 1000 yen for a locker is a bit steep IMO and the same again for the onsen is also a bit much for what is a glorified bath. The runs are a little short and there are some weird flat run outs that are not good for me and my fellow snowboarders BUT the quality of the snow made these all insignificant. Yuzawa is a great area with a big choice of resorts all easily accessed from the Train Station in town....Kagura and Naeba are the heavyweights but the other smaller resorts are definitely worth a day's riding to check out.
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