Zao Now: Monday 15th January 2024
- Jan 15, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 158cm
Posted on Monday 15th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Overnight, we had an almost 10cm dump. It has been a little cloudy and foggy early morning, but it is all disappearing quickly. As this report is being put together there are patches of blue sky in places.
Snow showers might be possible at times today and tomorrow, with clearer skies currently forecast for Wednesday.
Ski area operations:
Zao Onsen is now mostly open with just a few restrictions.
Night skiing with the Onsen Number 2 quad (8:45pm) scheduled to be operating.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 40cm
Uwanodai area: 45cm
Utopia area: 80cm
Chuo area: 90cm
Paradise area: 90cm
Summit area: 55cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Monday 15th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 158cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 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 60cm 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.