Zao Now: Saturday 11th February 2023
- Feb 11, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 17cm
Snowfall at base this season 356cm
Posted on Saturday 11th February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Those who persevered through the snow (and in some areas wind) yesterday are rewarded by a very good covering last night. Hopefully this has now done away with the crunchy areas!
There are bright spots appearing through the clouds and we should be in for the sunny day forecasted. Tomorrow is also forecasted to be a sunny day. This does mean though that there will be queues at the bottom of the Zao Ropeway so try to get on at the second stage.
Don't forget to change lenses if you have them.
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 165cm
- Paradise: 190cm
- Chuo: 190cm
- Utopia: 200cm
- Uwanodai: 125cm
- Yokokura: 130cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Saturday 11th February 2023 Total snowfall at base 356cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 137cm observed on 24 days February 2023 snowfall 57cm 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.