Zao Now: Wednesday 13th February 2013
- Feb 13, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 466cm
Weather overview Cloud
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Varied
Posted on Wednesday 13th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Perhaps not as much as we hoped for overnight with just 2cm or so of snow in village which probably means 5-10cm in places on the mountain. A cloudy start to the day with the upper half of the mountain not visible from base areas but decent visibility on lower slopes. Just a light wind and quite mild this morning - just under freezing in village and up at the top of the resort it is only getting down to -5.
Light snow perhaps on and off today. Tomorrow is forecast to be clearer with the sun out from early on.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 13th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 466cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 70cm reported on 8 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.