Zao Now: Friday 20th December 2013
- Dec 20, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 25cm
Snowfall at base this season 165cm
Posted on Friday 20th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Lots more new snow here this morning.
Over 20cm outside my place early on. More like 25cm. I can imagine more than that on the mountain too.
The forecast is looking good too for more snow today,tomorrow and perhaps Sunday too with clearer conditions perhaps from early in the week.
It's a long weekend with Monday being a national holiday in Japan. Zao will be almost fully open from tomorrow, perhaps 100% open with this snow, and conditions should be very nice.
Official snow depths (20th December 13):
Utopia: 135cm
Chuo: 100cm
Paradise: 130cm
Uwanodai: 65cm
Most of the courses and lifts at Zao Onsen will be open from tomorrow.
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Friday 20th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 165cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 12th December) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 153cm observed on 9 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.