Zao Now: Wednesday 17th December 2014
- Dec 17, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 212cm
Posted on Wednesday 17th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
20cm of new snow to report from Zao this morning.
Snow, fog, wind. It's a storm out there. Cold too. Time for an onsen?
But if you want to be out in these conditions, there are some lifts still moving. As far as I can find out for the moment, the lifts below are moving but it's limited out there.
Winds set to be with us today and tomorrow as well, with today probably being the worst. Might even clear up and see some sun tomorrow.
Expect another bunch of snow to be reported tomorrow morning.
Planned operating lifts today (subject to change):
Sky Cable Gondola
Zao Chuo Ropeway
Onsen Number 1 pair lift
Onsen Number 2 quad
Mikaeri pair lift
Chuo Number 1 pair lift
Yokokura Number 1 pair lift
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 160cm
Chuo: 130cm
Paradise: 110cm
Uwanodai: 120cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Wednesday 17th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 212cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 192cm observed on 12 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.