Zao Now: Saturday 18th December 2021
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 22cm
Snowfall at base this season 80cm
Posted on Saturday 18th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's a good morning here with a layer of white everywhere and moderate snowfall at the moment. It is a cold morning and it really feels like mid winter which is always a good thing. Hopefully there will be snow being delivered over at least the next few days.
More of the ski area is open from this morning including Paradise area. Expect more runs to open as soon as there is enough snow for them to safely do so.
Areas at least part open:
Summit
Chuo
Diamond Valley
Utopia
Uwanodai
Paradise
Official snow depth
Summit: 45cm
Paradise: 40cm
Chuo: 40cm
Utopia: 50cm
Uwanodai: 20cm
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 80cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (on 18th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 42cm observed on 5 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.