Zao Now: Tuesday 21st January 2020
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 18cm
Snowfall at base this season 128cm
Posted on Tuesday 21st January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Possibly the best news of the season so far.
Proper decent heavy snowfall. I am measuring 18cm, but I am guessing there will be more in places (and perhaps less too) as there is a wind blowing it all around.
It's not the lightest/fluffiest of snow but that hardly matters. Good new snowfall.
Clearer and calmer conditions are forecast tomorrow - should be a very good day.
Lifts normally operating:
- Zao Paradise pair A B
- Shobunuma Number 2 pair
- Katakai triple
- Chuo Number 1 pair AB
- Chuo Number 2 pair AB
- Mikaeri pair
- Diamond Number 2 pair
- Utopia Number 2 pair
- Astraea Number 3 pair
- Onsen Number 1 pair
- Onsen Number 2 quad
- Onsen Number 3 parallel A B
- Onsen Number 4 quad
- Zao Kokutai pair
- Zao Chuo Ropeway / Zao Ropeway / Sky Cable
Ski course areas normally at least part open:
- Zangezaka (part)
- Chuo (part)
- Utopia
- Paradise (part)
- Shobunuma (part)
- Diamond (part)
- Uwanodai (part)
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 65cm
- Paradise area: 60cm
- Chuo area: 60cm
- Utopia area: 70cm
- Uwanodai area: 35cm
- Oomori area: 40cm
Zao Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Tuesday 21st January 2020 Total snowfall at base 128cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 21st January) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 51cm observed on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 69cm observed on 14 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.