Zao Now: Monday 21st February 2022
- Feb 21, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 539cm
Posted on Monday 21st February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
An unexpected bonanza of snow last night. Lifts are therefore running late in opening.
Unfortunately viz is really poor an there is a fair amount of wind about so wrap up.
Great powder day but hard to see.
Official snow depth
Summit: 175cm
Paradise: 225cm
Chuo: 225cm
Utopia: 270cm
Uwanodai: 170cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled, subject to weather, but some may be delayed opening.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 21st February 2022 Total snowfall at base 539cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 227cm observed on 26 days February 2022 snowfall 114cm observed on 16 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.