Zao Now: Monday 1st April 2013
- Apr 1, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 637cm
Weather overview Sunny
Wind
Slight
Temperature -
Visibility Very good
Posted on Monday 1st April 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Quite a cold night and this morning it is -1 degree at village level. The sun is out and we have blue skies over Zao Onsen this morning and so I expect it to get a fair bit warmer.
Should be a nice day today, though tomorrow we are expecting rain in the region along with warmer temperatures.
So from today some lifts now closed for the season. But you can still ski top to bottom at Zao, though snow is getting a bit thin (and dirty) on lower slopes now.
Current lift operations:
The following lifts plan to be open through until 6th May:
All the Ropeways
Chuo Number 1 Pair AB (every day)
Chuo Number 2 Pair AB (every day until 14th April, then 20th/21st April and 27th April until 6th May)
Katakai Triple (every day until 14th April, then 20th/21st April, 27th-29th April, 3rd-6th May)
Paradise Pair AB (every day until 14th April, then 20th/21st April and 27th April until 6th May)
The Yokokura Number 1 Pair AB will remain open as long as there's enough snow.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 1st April 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 637cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January and 25th February) 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 218cm reported on 20 days March 2013 snowfall 21cm reported on 5 days April 2013 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day |
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.