Zao Now: Thursday 13th January 2022
- Jan 13, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 7, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 316cm
Posted on Thursday 13th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning after a very blustery day yesterday with blizzards abounding.
Today is a lot calmer but still with medium winds around especially higher up.
Visibility has not improved that much and the current light snow is likely to increase as the day goes by.
At least the fresh snow is extremely fine like talcum powder.
Official snow depth
Summit: 95cm
Paradise: 160cm
Chuo: 160cm
Utopia: 190cm
Uwanodai: 120cm
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Thursday 13th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 316cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 118cm observed on 11 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.