Zao Now: Friday 27th January 2023
- Jan 27, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 275cm
Posted on Friday 27th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
More snow again last night. There should be a bit more coming later in the day.
The morning started promisingly with the summit clear, however, cloud it is now in cloud. Elsewhere it is overcast but there might be a few sunny spells during the morning.
Make the most of the tops today as strong wind is expected tomorrow so there could also be a few lift closures.
The snow monsters near the top are growing back valiantly. Whether the forthcoming snow and wind will help remains to be seen.
In the meantime, enjoy the fresh layer!
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 130cm
- Paradise: 150cm
- Chuo: 150cm
- Utopia: 175cm
- Uwanodai: 85cm
- Yokokura: 90cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 27th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 275cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 113cm observed on 20 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.