Zao Now: Saturday 23rd January 2016
- Jan 23, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 281cm
Posted on Saturday 23rd January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's another cold morning here in Zao, just 1cm of snow this morning to report.
No wind, thin clouds and a bit of sun trying to break through at times... generally quite calm conditions this morning.
The only other thing to mention this busy Saturday morning is that potentially heavy snow is still due later on tomorrow, with the lighter variety forecast to start later on today.
Fresh snow always sounds good. Lots please!
All planned lifts are operating this morning
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 110cm
Chuo: 140cm
Paradise: 135cm
Uwanodai: 95cm
Zao Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Saturday 23rd January 2016 Total snowfall at base 281cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 19th January) November 2015 snowfall 22cm observed on 2 days December 2015 snowfall 96cm observed on 12 days January 2016 snowfall 163cm observed on 18 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.