Zao Now: Thursday 11th April 2019
- Apr 11, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 599cm
Posted on Thursday 11th April 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Well, we have been enjoying a real April revival here. Snow reported on 9th and now another 20+cm to report this morning. It's on the heavier side, but it's fresh snow and what's not to love about that.
We may be seeing the last of the fresh snow for the season though with not much due on the forecast in the coming week with warmer temperatures on the horizon.
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 120cm
- Paradise area: 170cm
- Chuo area: 170cm
- Utopia area: 195cm
- Uwanodai area: 80cm
- Oomori area: 60cm
These are the planned lift closing dates as stated by the resort. There may be slight variations and they are also of course subject to change depending on snow conditions. Please check with the resort before going.
Operating until 14th April:
- Katakai triple: operating on 13th and 14th April
- Paradise pair AB: operating on 13th and 14th April
Operating until 6th May:
- Chuo Number 1 pair
- Chuo Number 2 pair: operating on 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th, 29th April, 3rd-6th May
Operating as long as snow allows:
- Yokokura Number 1 pair AB
- Kurohime quad
- Utopia Number 2 pair
Operating through the year (for sightseeing):
- Sky Cable
- Chuo Ropeway
- Zao Ropeway
* Other ski lifts already closed
* All dates subject to change depending on snow conditions
Zao Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Thursday 11th April 2019 Total snowfall at base 599cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 91cm observed on 10 days March 2019 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days April 2019 snowfall 72cm observed on 5 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.