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Zao Now: Saturday 21st January 2023

  • Jan 21, 2023
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 226cm

Posted on Saturday 21st January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


There'll be a lot of rejoicing across, I would imagine, all the snow resorts after last night's fall (and squalls).


Great to have a decent amount of powder again and more to come over the coming week.


To add to the joy, the sun is also out, certainly lower down with the tops sometimes in cloud and not the usual fog. It should therefore be a fairly bright day, however, small amounts of snow should also fall during the day. There will be a bit of wind about higher up.


Weekenders, aren't you lucky?!



Zao Now 2022-2023 season

Data as of Saturday 21st January 2023 Total snowfall at base 226cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 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 64cm observed on 15 days




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