Zao Now: Thursday 11th February 2021
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 336cm
Posted on Thursday 11th February 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
The forecasted sunny spells have yet to arrive, but, hopefully later on (currently foggy down to base albeit the bottom of the Zao Ropeway appears to be clearer). It is still snowing lightly after a modest gain overnight and is supposed to continue during the day but without really adding anything, especially if the anticipated winds higher up occur during the day.
Snow quality is fine and light given that it is still pretty cold. This is forecasted to change tomorrow with a bright day and temperatures at zero warming up overnight. The days through Sunday should see sun with warmer temperatures throughout (at least the ground shouldn't freeze to ice until after the holiday weekend).
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Thursday 11th February 2021 Total snowfall at base 336cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 30th January) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 142cm observed on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 146cm observed on 20 days February 2021 snowfall 48cm observed on 7 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.