Zao Now: Sunday 20th January 2019
- Jan 20, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 302cm
Posted on Sunday 20th January 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Nice blue skies to enjoy yesterday but this morning there is some fresh snow on the ground this morning. Hopefully more higher up. Not much of a wind at all so it should be a good morning to be out and about.
It is definitely feeling milder than normal today but temps should be getting lower again by tomorrow and there is consistent snowfall there on the forecast as it stands. Hopefully some heavy snowfall around tomorrow night.
The ski jump by the side of the resort is currently hosting the FIS World Cup Ladies event (scheduled until today).
Operation info from official sources:
- All lifts operating
- All courses open
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 100cm
- Paradise area: 140cm
- Chuo area: 140cm
- Utopia area: 110cm
- Uwanodai area: 95cm
- Oomori area: 110cm
Zao Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Sunday 20th January 2019 Total snowfall at base 302cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 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 77cm observed on 10 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.