Zao Now: Monday 18th January 2021
- Jan 18, 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 228cm
Posted on Monday 18th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
The forecast says sunny spells and indeed it was - for the first hour of the day. I think that was it since there is no sign of blue skies anywhere on the horizon. At least it is clear.
As to actual slope conditions, I think that there will be no change from yesterday i.e. not particularly enjoyable lower down but fine from the Diamond/Chuo areas upwards plus the Kurohime area. The Wall is not nice at all so avoid that. Being a weekday, the Yokokura No.2 (no. 25 top left of Yokokura) is not running which is a real shame, but, even more of a disappointment is that the Kokutai (n.32) is also not running which means using either the Onsen no.4 Quad (no.37) or Mikaeri lift (no. 33) to access the Hahnenkamm A & B slopes.
It should start snowing later on and, thankfully, the (horrible) change in forecast last night to light snow from medium has been changed to heavy during the evening. An early start tomorrow hopefully. (Since writing the above, dandruff has started and the tops are becoming misty again.)
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Monday 18th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 228cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 86cm observed on 15 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.