Zao Now: Tuesday 24th December 2013
- Dec 24, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 170cm
Posted on Tuesday 24th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's a cold* and snowy morning here in Zao. Just a few cm of new snowfall as it continues to fall this morning. Perhaps the snow clouds will clear later though for a brighter Christmas Day but the snow clouds look set to next be that far away through until the New Year.
(* It's cold, but not quite as cold as the -43C that Uwanodai reported on the official site... I suspect it's either -3 or -4!)
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 145cm
Chuo: 130cm
Paradise: 140cm
Uwanodai: 80cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Tuesday 24th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 170cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 12th December) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 158cm observed on 12 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.