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Zao Now: Tuesday 1st January 2019

  • Jan 1, 2019
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 226cm

Posted on Tuesday 1st January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Good morning from Zao and a happy new year to everyone reading this.


Just a bit of snow to report but it's full speed ahead in 2019 as all the lifts and all courses at Zao are now open.


Limited visibility this morning, but people making the early morning effort should be rewarded with some fine snow.


The forecast seems to be showing light snowfall on and off over many of the coming days this week - doesn't seem to be anything major expected right now.



Zao Now 2018-2019 season

Data as of Tuesday 1st January 2019 Total snowfall at base 226cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 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 1cm observed on 1 day




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