Zao Now: Monday 17th February 2014
- Feb 17, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 463cm
Posted on Monday 17th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Getting back to something like normal here in Zao. The Ropeways are back up and running though it looks like the Kurohime quads and Paradise lifts amongst a few others are still not moving. Not exactly sure why as it is not that windy this morning. Coping with the snow perhaps.... yes, that is what the official site is saying at the moment. They may well open up later.
Just a few cm of fresh snow to report, cold temperatures but not much wind.
Snow showers at times over the next few days but we may see quickly changeable conditions.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 310cm
Chuo: 260cm
Paradise: 270cm
Uwanodai: 180cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 17th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 463cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 16th February) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 111cm observed on 18 days February 2014 snowfall 161cm observed on 9 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.