Zao Now: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
- Feb 22, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 390cm
Posted on Wednesday 22nd February 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
The sun is out albeit the 2nd ropeway to the summit is going into cloud. Cloud is drifting in and out but a lovely morning.
Snow is mostly soft but a bit of a crunch underneath in less exposed areas and hard where exposed to wind. Lovely on the main Chuo slope.
As a result, most are going high. Stay low if you want to be almost entirely alone!
Don't expect to be in sun all day though so bring two lenses if you have them as where sun is it is very bright.
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Wednesday 22nd February 2023 Total snowfall at base 390cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 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 137cm observed on 24 days February 2023 snowfall 91cm observed on 12 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.