Zao Now: Sunday 14th January 2024
- Jan 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 150cm
Posted on Sunday 14th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday the wind and snow ramped up for about two hours. Afterwards, it has been calm. Earlier it was clearer but now it is largely overcast but some limited visibility higher up (*updated at 9:45am).
Hopefully more snow over the next few days.
The snow/ice tree 'monsters' are starting to form, but are we clearly need more winter blasts to get them looking scary! Right now they look most... pretty!
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Sunday 14th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 150cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 52cm 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.