Zao Now: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Mar 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 445cm
Posted on Thursday 14th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
It's overcast this morning with fog around upper areas. There was a bit of snow last night though no new overnight.
We might be heading into a few days of clearer weather conditions.
Ski area operations:
Night skiing has now finished for the season
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 85cm
Uwanodai area: 80cm
Utopia area: 180cm
Chuo area: 180cm
Paradise area: 180cm
Summit area: 160cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Thursday 14th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 445cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 92cm observed on 13 days March 2024 snowfall 79cm observed on 11 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.