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Echigo Yuzawa Ski Area Snow Forecast

Currently: Partly cloudy
24hr Snow: 0cm
Last updated 12:00 PM
Partly cloudy

Echigo Yuzawa Ski Area is in pre-winter waiting mode. Village life is autumnal; the upper mountain is just beginning to flirt with winter. The next meaningful snow signal still belongs to pre-season.

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Early morning Echigo Yuzawa Valley
Partly cloudy
20°
Feels like 21°
Low of 17° |High of 22°
Wind: 4km/h24h: 0cm
Updated 12:00 PM

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10 day forecast

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A typical season at Echigo Yuzawa Ski Area

Average season
~12m of snow
Base to summit
358m – 1845m (1487m vertical)

That makes Echigo Yuzawa Ski Area the 10th snowiest of 23 Niigata resorts we have reviewed.

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