Zao Now: Monday 26th December 2022
- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 140cm
Posted on Monday 26th December 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
After so many days it feels strange to have no snow falling. Light falls may come during the day but nothing meaningful.
It is foggy on the mountain with variable visibility higher up, however, below the mountain are blue skies. It should, therefore, clear up a bit with a good potential for sunny patches. We'll see.
Wind is still likely here and there higher up which will be pushing the clouds in and out
Lifts:
- All lifts are scheduled to be operating (weather permitting)
- Exceptions: Ryuzan pair lift, Nakamori Number 3 pair lift
Courses:
- All areas are now open, some with a few restrictions
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 110cm
- Paradise: 85cm
- Chuo: 85cm
- Utopia: 130cm
- Uwanodai: 65cm
- Yokokura: 70cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Monday 26th December 2022 Total snowfall at base 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 140cm 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.