Zao Now: Sunday 18th December 2022
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 69cm
Posted on Sunday 18th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
More snow and more of the mountain open. Most areas are now at least part open - while the mountain is not fully open yet, there's a lot of terrain available.
Limited visibility this morning with light snow continuing to fall and more due.
Lifts:
- Mikaeri pair
- Chuo Number 1 pair
- Chuo Number 2 pair
- Diamond Number 2 pair
- Utopia Number 1 pair
- Kurohime Number 1 quad
- Onsen Number 1 pair
- Onsen Number 2 quad
- Sunrise pair
- Nakamori Number 1 triple
- Yokokura Number 1 pair
- Zao Ropeway
- Zao Chuo Ropeway
- Sky Cable
Courses:
- Large sections of the ski area are now at least part open
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 65cm
- Paradise: 60cm
- Chuo: 60cm
- Utopia: 80cm
- Uwanodai: 45cm
- Yokokura: 45cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Sunday 18th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 69cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 12cm (on 8th and 16th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 69cm observed 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.