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Zao Now: Tuesday 14th January 2014

  • Jan 14, 2014
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 2, 2025

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 257cm

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


Similar look to things this morning. Cold, cloudy, 3cm of fresh snow.


Sun tomorrow? A good chance and it will have been a while since we had a clear blue sky day, so would be nice.


Yokokura Wall run remains closed due to avalanche risk.


With the long weekend now over, we are back to a normal January weekday today meaning less people.


Official snow depths:

Utopia: 230cm

Chuo: 175cm

Paradise: 210cm

Uwanodai: 135cm


Zao Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Tuesday 14th January 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 257cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (on 2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 66cm observed on 10 days




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