Zao Now: Wednesday 28th February 2024
- Feb 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 364cm
Posted on Wednesday 28th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Last night we had some strong winds again and it looks to have snowed through the night. There is 16cm of snow, but the wind has been a factor and there are larger snow drifts around.
This fresh snow should be nice!
Ski area operations:
Night skiing has now finished for the season
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 55cm
Uwanodai area: 65cm
Utopia area: 130cm
Chuo area: 120cm
Paradise area: 120cm
Summit area: 140cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 28th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 364cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 49 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 90cm observed on 12 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.