Zao Now: Wednesday 14th December 2022
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 38cm
Posted on Wednesday 14th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
The good news: it's snowing and it should be snowing through the day and tomorrow too.
But due to windy conditions out there this morning, the ski area is closed.
Time to enjoy watching the snow come down and hope there is lots of it!
Lifts:
CLOSED TODAY DUE TO WIND
- Chuo Number 1 pair AB
- Mikaeri pair
- Uwanodai Number 1 pair
- Onsen Number 1 pair
- Zao Ropeway
- Zao Chuo Ropeway
- Sky Cable
Courses:
CLOSED TODAY DUE TO WIND
- Chuo (part)
- Uwanodai (part)
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 35cm
- Paradise: 20cm
- Chuo: 30cm
- Utopia: 40cm
- Uwanodai: 30cm
- Yokokura: 15cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 14th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 38cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 8th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 38cm 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.