Zao Now: Monday 23rd January 2017
- Jan 23, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 313cm
Posted on Monday 23rd January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Fresh snowfall in Zao this morning with the snow clouds expected to remain with us now for at least a few days.
It's cold and it's quality snow falling now. Nice and light.
Visibility is limited and wind may be an issue today but snow conditions... should be very nice.
If you are looking for clearer skies to come here, perhaps Thursday might be a good bet.
The following lifts are not operating:
Paradise Number 3 pair
Karamatsu pair
All courses are open
Official snow depths:
Chuo - 160cm
Utopia - 120cm
Uwanodai - 100cm
Paradise - 160cm
Zao Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Monday 23rd January 2017 Total snowfall at base 313cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 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 204cm observed on 13 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.