Zao Now: Thursday 2nd January 2020
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 67cm
Posted on Thursday 2nd January 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
A little more snowfall down to base since yesterday, but again it's not significant with just a thin covering at base.
Higher up on the mountain the same areas remain open but it is still rather limited and a bit icy (rather than deep and fluffy), and it is worth noting that you still are not able to ski/board back down from the top summit area.
We probably take heavy snowfall too much for granted; perhaps we shouldn't. It is of course a worry, but what can we do. For the moment we just need to enjoy what we have got and hope for snow storms to come soon...
Zao Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Thursday 2nd January 2020 Total snowfall at base 67cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (on 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 51cm observed on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 8cm observed 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.