Zao Now: Saturday 19th January 2019
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 295cm
Posted on Saturday 19th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Limited visibility once again this morning but it is likely to improve.
From tomorrow... back to snow for the best part of the coming week, according to the forecasts.
The ski jump by the side of the resort is currently hosting the FIS World Cup Ladies event (scheduled until tomorrow).
Operation info from official sources:
- All lifts operating
- All courses open
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 100cm
- Paradise area: 135cm
- Chuo area: 135cm
- Utopia area: 110cm
- Uwanodai area: 95cm
- Oomori area: 110cm
Zao Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 19th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 295cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 70cm observed on 9 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.