Zao Now: Monday 2nd March 2015
- Mar 2, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 622cm
Posted on Monday 2nd March 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao and quite a lot of snow to report as well this morning. Strong winds have been blowing it around but putting a number on it I will go for... 20cm. Definitely over 15cm and maybe as much as 30+cm in places where the wind has blown it.
It's not the lightest and driest of snow, more wet and heavy, but we'll take it. Can't say I was expecting that much.
Strong winds are still with us and actually quite a few lifts are affected (I count 10) including both parts of the Zao Ropeway. So it's limited operations this morning. And limited visibility if you decide to go out too.
Not the friendliest of conditions, but that new snow is an appeal.
Tomorrow should be calmer and clearer.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 230cm
Chuo: 210cm
Paradise: 215cm
Uwanodai: 155cm
Zao Onsen is open as planned (* note that the Karamatsu pair lift is closed on weekdays).
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Monday 2nd March 2015 Total snowfall at base 622cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 281cm observed on 21 days January 2015 snowfall 118cm observed on 15 days February 2015 snowfall 181cm observed on 15 days March 2015 snowfall 22cm 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.