Zao Now: Monday 20th March 2023
- Mar 20, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 408cm
Posted on Monday 20th March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Hello from Zao.
Beautiful clear blue skies this morning across the region.
There was some snowfall earlier on the weekend and that is what is being posted in this report.
The forecast for the coming week is mostly mild/warm temps and a mix of clearer weather and cloud, perhaps with some rain around Thursday. Fresh snow is looking... unlikely.
It is Vernal Equinox Day tomorrow (Tuesday 21st) and a national holiday.
Ski area information for Monday 20th March 2023
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 150cm
- Paradise: 155cm
- Chuo: 155cm
- Utopia: 165cm
- Uwanodai: 85cm
- Yokokura: 50cm
The following lifts have now closed for the season:
- Ryuzan pair
- Nakamori Number 2 pair
- Onsen Number 4 quad
- Zao Kokutai pair
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Monday 20th March 2023 Total snowfall at base 408cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 137cm observed on 24 days February 2023 snowfall 99cm observed on 15 days March 2023 snowfall 10cm observed on 3 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.