Zao Now: Friday 23rd February 2024
- Feb 23, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 28cm
Snowfall at base this season 322cm
Posted on Friday 23rd February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Fresh snow! 23cm yesterday and an additional 5cm this morning. (So a total of 28cm being reported today). Very welcome snowfall giving us some refreshed conditions.
The upper part of the mountain is shrouded in fog early morning.
Temperatures are more like 'normal' which is good, too, with more snow due around Monday.
Ski area operations:
Night skiing with Onsen Number 1 pair (8:50pm) and Onsen Number 2 quad (8:40pm)
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 40cm
Uwanodai area: 60cm
Utopia area: 95cm
Chuo area: 105cm
Paradise area: 105cm
Summit area: 125cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 23rd February 2024 Total snowfall at base 322cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 45 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 48cm 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.