Zao Now: Saturday 21st February 2015
- Feb 21, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 563cm
Posted on Saturday 21st February 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Some snow on the ground this morning, about 15cm or so, and cloudy earlier on but it's lovely and clear now with deep blue skies above the mountain.
Some excellent photos will be taken today, that's for sure.
More cloud due tomorrow along with milder temps..... and maybe some rainfall, even up top. Fingers crossed we can somehow avoid that...
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 245cm
Chuo: 210cm
Paradise: 220cm
Uwanodai: 160cm
Zao Onsen is fully open (* note that the Karamatsu pair lift is closed on weekdays).
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 21st February 2015 Total snowfall at base 563cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 281cm observed on 21 days January 2015 snowfall 118cm observed on 15 days February 2015 snowfall 144cm observed on 13 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.