Zao Now: Sunday 11th January 2015
- Jan 11, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 383cm
Posted on Sunday 11th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Another cold morning (aren't they all here?!) and just cloudy right now. Snow is forecast for later on in particular though so I should have more than the dusting that we have this morning to report tomorrow.
Early report today as I am off on my way to Yamagata city this morning. Lots of people coming up the other way by the looks of things.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 190cm
Chuo: 200cm
Paradise: 190cm
Uwanodai: 140cm
Zao Onsen is fully open (though note that the Karamatsu pair lift is closed on weekdays).
Weather conditions may affect lifts.
Night skiing operations at Zao this season....
Uwanodai area:
Daily until 22nd March
Yokokura area:
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from until 15th March
Open times from 5pm until 9pm.
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Sunday 11th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 383cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 281cm observed on 21 days January 2015 snowfall 82cm observed on 9 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.