Zao Now: Thursday 17th January 2013
- Jan 17, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 280cm
Weather overview Cloudy
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Variable
Posted on Thursday 17th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Another small amount of new snowfall in Zao Onsen this morning. I'd say about 3-5cm or so. Right now it is -3 degrees and cloudy. Not much of the mountain to see this morning as all but the lower slopes is covered in cloud. There's just a slight wind.
Chance of snow showers today and tomorrow with clouds clearing for the weekend, according to the latest local weather report.
About the evening 'Light Up' operations when the Zao Ropeway and top gondola take people up to the top of the resort in the evening to view the lit up snow monsters.... It will be operating this weekend Saturday and Sunday and then from Saturday 26th January it will be open daily until 3rd March. Please remember that you need a special ticket for this - a normal ski ticket is not valid. The return tickets cost 2500 yen for adults and 1250 yen for children and it is open from 5pm until 9pm with the last one taking people up at 7:50pm. If you can try to pick a day when it's clearer weather... it makes such a difference.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 17th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 280cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th, 26th December, 3rd and 15th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 127cm reported on 13 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.