Zao Now: Monday 18th February 2013
- Feb 18, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 484cm
Weather overview Cloud
Wind
Varied
Temperature -
Visibility Fair
Posted on Monday 18th February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It is a cloudy start to this Monday morning in Zao with the top area of the resort not visible from base. Decent visibility for skiing and boarding though.
Fairly mild morning and currently around -1 degrees with a low up on Utopia of -7. We might get some light snow falling later on.
Other than that not much to report this morning. Chance of light snow showers on and off through this week, and from tomorrow it should get colder.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 18th February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 484cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 88cm reported on 12 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.