Zao Now: Thursday 29th February 2024
- Feb 29, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 366cm
Posted on Thursday 29th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
It has been a cold start with a lot of ice patches on the road and trees are looking good with the snow on them.
Lots of cloud early on but they may start clearing.
The first few days of March are looking to be interesting though with the chance of some consistent snowfall over several days.
Ski area operations:
Night skiing has now finished for the season
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 50cm
Uwanodai area: 65cm
Utopia area: 120cm
Chuo area: 120cm
Paradise area: 120cm
Summit area: 140cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Thursday 29th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 366cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 50 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 92cm observed on 13 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.