Zao Now: Saturday 29th December 2018
- Dec 29, 2018
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 43cm
Snowfall at base this season 205cm
Posted on Saturday 29th December 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
And what a good morning! Heavy snowfall has been with us and I have just measured an impressive 43cm of fresh on the ground.
Deep.
All but one lift (Zao Paradise Number 3 pair) now moving and all but the Kotan course open.
The season might have got off to a slow start but we are making up for it now and there is likely going to be more to report tomorrow too.
Brilliant.
Operation info from official sources:
All lifts are scheduled to be operating apart from the following lift
- Zao Paradise Number 3 pair
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 90cm
- Paradise area: 100cm
- Chuo area: 110cm
- Utopia area: 95cm
- Uwanodai area: 60cm
- Oomori area: 90cm
Zao Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Saturday 29th December 2018 Total snowfall at base 205cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 198cm observed on 16 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.