Zao Now: Tuesday 1st February 2022
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 431cm
Posted on Tuesday 1st February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Happy February which is already here.
The wind really picked up at midday yesterday with even the Paradise lift closing. It is not so strong today and should quieten down gradually.
A bit more snow cover last night and the sun is in and out so, a good day ahead.
Official snow depth
Summit: 150cm
Paradise: 200cm
Chuo: 200cm
Utopia: 220cm
Uwanodai: 150cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Tuesday 1st February 2022 Total snowfall at base 431cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 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 227cm observed on 26 days February 2022 snowfall 6cm observed 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.