10 Sep 2019/2020 Season Resort Opening Dates

The summer holidays are over here in Japan and now thoughts start turning to winter. Pre-season discount tickets sales are starting to come online, and with it some resort opening dates in the Yuzawa and Minami Uonuma areas are being published.

Most dates are snow dependent so will rely on a couple of good snowfalls and cold temperatures to get the slopes open. Here are the opening dates we have found for local ski resorts so far, and we will update others as we learn them.

GALA Yuzawa – 14 December 2019 – 6 May 2020

Iwappara Ski Area – 21 December 2019

Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort – 14 December 2019 – 29 March 2020

Yuzawa Park Ski Resort – 14 December 2019 – 12 April 2020

Kagura Ski Area – 23 November 2019

Tashiro Ski Area – 14 December 2019

Naeba Ski Resort – 7 December 2019 – 5 April 2020

Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Area – 14 December 2019 – 14 April 2020

Kandatsu Kogen – 14 December 2019 – 29 March 2020

NASPA Ski Garden – 20 December 2019 – 29 March 2020

Joetsu Kokusai Ski Area – 7 December 2019

Maiko Snow Resort – 13 December 2019

Muika Snow Resort –

Hakkai-san Ski Resort –

As ever our ski instructors and snowboard coaches will be in Yuzawa as soon as the first lift starts moving, so get in touch if you would like to arrange ski lessons or snowboard lessons in English, Chinese, or a variety of other languages. If you need help with planning, or have any questions on the Yuzawa or Minami Uonuma areas we are more than happy to help. Contact Snow Country Instructors.