Zao Now: Friday 13th December 2013
- Dec 13, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 70cm
Posted on Friday 13th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
So much for last night's forecast of heavy snow last night... we just got another 5cm or so since my report yesterday.
It's a cloudy morning here, just under 0 degrees as of 9am.
Just the same 3 lifts moving this morning, Ropeways aside, but it will be interesting to see what the resort does for tomorrow. I would certainly think there is enough snow for more lifts to be operating and more courses open. No official word yet though.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 60cm
Chuo: 60cm
Paradise: 60cm
Uwanodai: 30cm
Operating lifts:
Ropeways and Gondolas
Chuo Number 1 Pair
Zao Paradise Pair
Utopia Number 1 Pair
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Data as of Friday 13th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 70cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 12th December) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 58cm 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.