Zao Now: Wednesday 25th December 2013
- Dec 25, 2013
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 171cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday I was out on the mountain and found lots of packed powder conditions but lots of untouched as well. Much fewer people around as well compared with the long weekend, as you would expect.
This morning visibility should be better. I'm writing this report as we see more blue sky coming through the clouds and the sun shining through my window. Oops, no it's gone behind a cloud again. I reckon it'll clear up more. Hardly any wind again this morning and so a good day to be out on the slopes.
Look for a dip in temperatures over the weekend and more snowfall, though the snow forecasts seem to have been downgraded somewhat.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 145cm
Chuo: 130cm
Paradise: 140cm
Uwanodai: 80cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 171cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 12th December) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 159cm 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.