Zao Now: Saturday 23rd December 2023
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 86cm
Posted on Saturday 23rd December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Yesterday ended up being a cloudy day. Around 9pm, some large flakes were falling for around 2 hours.
Just under 10cm of snow down at base this morning with light snow falling.
Today there is a dense fog that is slowly ascending to the top of the mountain.
A few more areas are gradually opening up, official available info posted below.
Ski lifts operating (scheduled):
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Diamond Number 2 pair
Mikaeri pair
Utopia Number 2 pair
Onsen Number 1 pair
Zao Ropeway
Zao Chuo Ropeway
Sky Cable
Courses areas open (scheduled):
Paradise
Chuo
Diamond Valley
Utopia
Uwanodai (part)
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 25cm
Uwanodai area: 25cm
Utopia area: 55cm
Chuo area: 50cm
Paradise area: 50cm
Summit area: 20cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Saturday 23rd December 2023 Total snowfall at base 86cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 54cm observed on 9 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.