Zao Now: Tuesday 1st January 2013
- Jan 1, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 163cm
Weather overview Cloud, sun at times
Wind
Varied
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Tuesday 1st January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Happy New Year! And a happy new year it is as well with 10+cm of fresh snow this morning in Zao. A cold feeling -4 earlier on and -2 at the moment, with a temperature of -11C up on the top of the mountain, it is cloudy at the moment with the sun coming through the clouds at times and shining down on the lower slopes of Zao now. It might be temporary though as snow is forecast for the afternoon and evening.
The snow clouds will be over Zao for the next few days and we are expecting very strong winds tomorrow in particular. Going to get colder too. Remember the layers if you plan on being in Zao over the next few days.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 1st January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 153cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 26th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 10cm 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.