Zao Now: Sunday 27th January 2013
- Jan 27, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 50cm
Snowfall at base this season 384cm
Weather overview Clearing up
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Good
Posted on Sunday 27th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
I had good news yesterday, well this morning it is very good news.
Some mad snowfall in the region brought over 50cm of fresh snow to Zao in the last 24 hours. All of a sudden we see Utopia on 240cm official snow depth.
What's more conditions have eased off and while there's still a fair bit of cloud around the sun is out in places so decent visibility on mountain so we can really enjoy all this new snow.
Strong winds were affecting the top Gondola but that seems to be not an issue now. Subject to change.
Fantastic conditions though. Great stuff.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Sunday 27th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 384cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 231cm reported 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.