Zao Now: Saturday 29th January 2022
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 417cm
Posted on Saturday 29th January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
The fog has gone and the sun is now out. It is, however, likely that the clouds will eventually come back during the day with snowfall tonight (light).
In the meantime, the new modest snowfall overnight is light and fluffy.
Official snow depth:
Summit: 145cm
Paradise: 190cm
Chuo: 190cm
Utopia: 215cm
Uwanodai: 150cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Saturday 29th January 2022 Total snowfall at base 417cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 219cm observed on 24 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.