Zao Now: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 7, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 107cm
Posted on Tuesday 22nd December 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
It's a strange day today. Started early but still, at 09:00 I seemed to be the only one up here (writing this on the Sky Cable). Very foggy but it comes and goes with the sun coming out now and then. However, Paradise and above is enveloped. Viz is ok at the Chuo area.
A paltry 1cm new snow so it's groomers today and people are now out and about. (There's still a 20m strip of powder on the main Chuo slope.)
NB. Sunrise is closed for lift maintenance (already?!).
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Tuesday 22nd December 2020 Total snowfall at base 107cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 22cm (on 17th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 107cm observed on 10 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.