Zao Now: Thursday 21st February 2013
- Feb 21, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 502cm
Weather overview Cloud, snow
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Poor
Posted on Thursday 21st February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It is a very cold morning in Zao. And I have over 15cm of new snow to report from the village base area, with more surely falling higher up.
Temperatures down to minus double figures earlier on this morning and not much of a warm up happening either. The Paradise area of the resort is recording a lot of -15C. Snow continues and there is a moderate wind, but all of the resort is open as planned from what I can tell. The snow depth on the Utopia area is now recorded as 275cm, the highest of the season so far.
At the moment I can just see the lower slopes from the base, anything higher up is shrouded in cloud. Earlier on it was better, but once again has reduced as the morning goes on.
Snowfall is still forecast for the next few days and through the coming weekend and it is going to stay cold too. Come prepared!
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Thursday 21st February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 502cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 106cm reported on 15 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.