Zao Now: Sunday 15th January 2017
- Jan 15, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 19cm
Snowfall at base this season 243cm
Posted on Sunday 15th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao on what must surely be the coldest of the season so far.
The resort is reporting a temperature of -16C up on the top area and it's not that much warmer down here either... -10C. Brrrrrrrr.
Even better is that we have a very nice fresh layer of snowfall on the ground, 19cm of it on my car outside and so I would imagine a good 30+cm up on the slopes.
Snow likely today, tonight and into tomorrow though clearer skies are currently forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Zao Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Sunday 15th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 243cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (on 5th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 134cm observed on 10 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.