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Zao Now: Sunday 14th December 2014

  • Dec 14, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 182cm

Posted on Sunday 14th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


More fresh snowfall to report, though not quite the amounts I am reading about on some of the other Now reports on SnowJapan - well done Nozawa and Myoko!


It sounds like it is going to be a good December for many of the snow regions of Japan.


OK so about 10cm more this morning and snow falling still now, though we expect it to get less later on today. But more due around Wednesday and strong winds forecast as well.


Great conditions out there. Just very cold. And snowy.


The cheaper early season lift ticket prices (3000 yen for adults, 1500 yen for childen) are available until 20th December.



Zao Now 2014-2015 season

Data as of Sunday 14th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 182cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 162cm observed on 10 days




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