Zao Now: Tuesday 15th January 2013
- Jan 15, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 274cm
Weather overview Light snow
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Poor
Posted on Tuesday 15th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
About 30cm of new snowfall on the ground this morning in Zao and some more snow falling today down to village along with a moderate wind. Not the coldest of days but colder than yesterday and well under zero and keeping the snow in good conditions. The snow depth numbers from around the mountain starting to look much healthier as well.
Tomorrow should start off fairly calm but the snow clouds should be back with us soon after.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 15th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 274cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th, 26th December, 3rd and 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 121cm reported 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.