Zao Now: Monday 27th December 2021
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 139cm
Posted on Monday 27th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Another fine dump last night (but another 3 hours on the snowplough!).
Viz remains poor and it is cold when you pick up speed, however, the snow of course is marvellous (but perhaps groomed in the morning in many places meaning the opportunity of great powder wasted).
Many chairlifts are slow in opening this morning due to clearance if snow on seats, landing areas and ice.
Otherwise, I'd say a good day to be had with more again tonight.
Official snow depth
Summit: 60cm
Paradise: 80cm
Chuo: 80cm
Utopia: 120cm
Uwanodai: 60cm
The majority of lifts and areas and runs are now scheduled to be open on the mountain.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 27th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 139cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 13 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 101cm observed on 10 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.