Zao Now: Tuesday 29th January 2013
- Jan 29, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 394cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind
Moderate
Temperature -
Visibility Variable
Posted on Tuesday 29th January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Beautiful weather yesterday in Zao, deep blue skies and the scenery looking just amazing. Good snow too.
10cm of snow greets us this morning in Zao and strong winds as well as heavy snow falling early on but it's less so now and I can even see some blue sky up there between the clouds. Snow is due today though so likely just a temporary thing.
Even so once these clouds do move on we have clearer conditions forecast for the rest of the week and things due to get warm too. Well, relatively warm anyway.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Tuesday 29th January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 394cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (27th January) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 241cm reported 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.