Zao Now: Wednesday 19th January 2022
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 7, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 379cm
Posted on Wednesday 19th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
A beautiful calm morning after yesterday's ravages.
The sun is out here there although it will disappear gradually as the day progresses.
A fair contribution of new snow since yesterday. Everywhere has been groomed but, as very soft, there is about 10cm of powder underneath so wonderful gliding.
Official snow depth
Summit: 130cm
Paradise: 180cm
Chuo: 180cm
Utopia: 220cm
Uwanodai: 140cm
All areas and lifts appear to be opening as planned.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 19th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 379cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 181cm observed on 16 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.