Zao Now: Wednesday 29th December 2021
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 177cm
Posted on Wednesday 29th December 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A modest amount of new snow today, however, it is a clear morning which makes a change and hoping to see the sun (albeit in and out) during the day.
The temperature has also gone up a bit so, all round, a good time to be had today.
Back to snow tomorrow although not expecting a lot until the 31st.
Official snow depth
Summit: 60cm
Paradise: 90cm
Chuo: 90cm
Utopia: 130cm
Uwanodai: 75cm
The majority of lifts and areas and runs are now scheduled to be open.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 29th December 2021 Total snowfall at base 177cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 139cm 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.