Zao Now: Monday 13th January 2014
- Jan 13, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 254cm
Posted on Monday 13th January 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Thick fog means I can't see much outside the window this morning. I can see the 10cm or so on the top of the car though outside.
It's not snowing now but clouds remain over the mountain. Stronger winds were forecast for today but for now there's only a light wind and lifts are operating as normal. Perhaps that will change later on in the day.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 220cm
Chuo: 170cm
Paradise: 210cm
Uwanodai: 135cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 13th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 254cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (on 2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 63cm 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.