Zao Now: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
- Mar 22, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 494cm
Posted on Wednesday 22nd March 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Just a bit of snow to report from here at village base, hopefully a bit more higher up, and a cloudy start to the day. That is what the forecast is for the day, with the chance of some more snowfall tomorrow.
Current temperature at base is 0C; up top it is -7C.
Lift info:
Closed for the season:
- Paradise Number 3 pair
- Diamond Number 1 pair
- Zao Kokutai pair
- Ryuzen pair
- Karamatsu pair
Course info:
Closed for the season:
- Kotan
Official snow depths (as published by the resort itself):
Summit - 150cm
Paradise - 240cm
Chuo - 240cm
Utopia - 190cm
Uwanodai - 130cm
Yokokura - 130cm
Zao Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Wednesday 22nd March 2017 Total snowfall at base 494cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 60 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 16th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 241cm observed on 16 days February 2017 snowfall 105cm observed on 14 days March 2017 snowfall 39cm observed on 8 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.