Zao Now: Saturday 14th March 2015
- Mar 14, 2015
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 688cm
Posted on Saturday 14th March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from the village here at the base of Zao and some new snowfall to report, another 5cm since yesterday.
Temperatures remaining cold for now and just cloudy conditions at the start of the day.
Weather conditions are set to clear and calm properly starting from tomorrow leaving us with lots of clear skies and sun. Warmth too and a real spring feel in the air seems inevitable come Monday/Tuesday.
Still, feels more winter like this morning and conditions should be very good. Who knows it the snow of the last few days will be the last significant snow of the season or not. Just in case, best to get the boots and strap the board on and get out to enjoy it.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 275cm
Chuo: 230cm
Paradise: 225cm
Uwanodai: 170cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 14th March 2015 Total snowfall at base 688cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 281cm observed on 21 days January 2015 snowfall 118cm observed on 15 days February 2015 snowfall 181cm observed on 15 days March 2015 snowfall 88cm observed on 8 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.