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Zao Now: Sunday 17th December 2023

  • Dec 17, 2023
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 42cm

Posted on Sunday 17th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Good morning.


It is snowing and is going strong, though not a huge number in terms of cm early on. The flakes seem to get bigger and bigger every 30 minutes. Everything is covered in a beautiful layer of snow so hopefully it can build up.


If it does continue we can hope that the ski area will be able to re-open soon...



Zao Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Sunday 17th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 42cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 10cm observed on 4 days




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