Zao Now: Sunday 17th January 2021
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 227cm
Posted on Sunday 17th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Aargh, we need more snow! The ground is hard with nodules of ice strewn about with some ice burns . That's the lower slopes anyway.
Higher, the snow is still ok and if a beginner, Diamond Valley is in very good form today. We even found a thin layer of powder in the Chuo area.
Visibility is around 200m at worst but you can see the ground most of the time.
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Sunday 17th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 227cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 142cm observed on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 85cm observed on 14 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.