Zao Now: Sunday 24th January 2016
- Jan 24, 2016
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 283cm
Posted on Sunday 24th January 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
I can see storms affecting lots of areas this morning but not here in Zao. Just 2cm of snowfall (just about) since my last report and not much of a wind. It's whiteout conditions on the mountain though with fog making visibility very poor.
Still all lifts are go and the resort remains open. Just take care where you're going!
We are forecast snow for today and maybe more tomorrow but things should ease off from Tuesday in terms of snow but there might be some strong winds this coming week.
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 Sunday 24th January 2016 Total snowfall at base 283cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 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 165cm observed on 19 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.