Zao Now: Saturday 13th March 2021
- Mar 13, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 380cm
Posted on Saturday 13th March 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It started to rain this morning as forecasted and is expected to get heavier as the day progresses.
Higher up it is being reported as snow which should also continue into tomorrow.
Along with winds, a lot of lifts are therefore shut today - higher winds are expected tomorrow so the next chance of taking advantage of the new snow will really be on Monday.
All lifts scheduled to be operating apart from:
- Subject to change due to weather conditions
- Onsen Number 3 [finished season]
- Ryuzan pair [finished season]
- Paradise Number 3 pair [finished season]
- Kokutai pair [finished season]
- Karamatsu pair [finished season]
All areas open apart from:
- Ryuzan
- Kotan
Official snow depths (as reported by the ski area):
- Summit area: 120cm
- Paradise area: 140cm
- Chuo area: 140cm
- Utopia area: 155cm
- Uwanodai area: 100cm
- Omori area: 65cm
- Kurohime: 155cm
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 13th March 2021 Total snowfall at base 380cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 30th January) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 142cm observed on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 146cm observed on 20 days February 2021 snowfall 90cm observed on 14 days March 2021 snowfall 2cm observed on 1 day |
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.