Zao Now: Wednesday 13th March 2024
- Mar 13, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 443cm
Posted on Wednesday 13th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning.
A windy and snowy start to the day early on. The wind has created huge snow drifts in places. The wind is strong and almost certainly going to be affecting at least some ropeways/ski lifts.
It's still early so don't know if this fog will be hanging around. The trees in front of my place looks like snow monsters in the beginning stages of development.
Snow depth numbers still rising.
Tomorrow should be clearer and hopefully less windy but wind may remain an issue over the next few days according to forecasts.
This is a very weird season!
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 13th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 443cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 92cm observed on 13 days March 2024 snowfall 77cm observed on 10 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.