Zao Now: Saturday 23rd February 2013
- Feb 23, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 35cm
Snowfall at base this season 538cm
Weather overview Cloud, sun in places, light snow
Wind
Light
Temperature -
Visibility Variable
Posted on Saturday 23rd February 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday we went from that lovely start to white-out snowy conditions within the day. Love it when that happens (only when the whiteout happens late on in the day of course).
This morning lots of new snowfall to tell you about. Over 30cm here in village and probably over 40cm on the mountain.
Still a lot of cloud around but the snow seems to be easing at the moment. From here by Zao Ropeway it is still poor visibility but just over by Uwanodai there's some blue sky on show and the sun coming down so variable conditions for the moment. The local forecast is for snow showers today and tomorrow with a clearing pattern from Monday.
Anyway it's a brilliant start to the weekend. Snow should be awesome. Remember to avoid those bottlenecks for the smoothest lift rides.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 23rd February 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 538cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 243cm reported on 21 days February 2013 snowfall 142cm reported on 17 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.