Zao Now: Wednesday 2nd January 2013
- Jan 2, 2013
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 20, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 168cm
Weather overview Moderate snow
Wind
Varied
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Wednesday 2nd January 2013 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good news this morning. While I only have a bit of snow to report, looking ahead we have a heavy snow warning in place in the region with lots of snow forecast for the next 24 hours and beyond. Bring it on! Strong winds are already with us and likely to stay for the next few days - for the moment though lifts seem to be unaffected and operating as normal.
So, light snow falling now but heavier snow probable as the day moves on, and snow likely to be falling through until the weekend.
Would be good.
Just watch out for the wind, and colder temperatures over the next few days.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd January 2013 Total snowfall at base so far 168cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (9th and 26th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 150cm reported on 15 days January 2013 snowfall 15cm reported on 2 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.