Zao Now: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
- Mar 2, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 445cm
Posted on Wednesday 2nd March 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
More fresh snow this morning here in Zao.
Lots of cloud and a few hints of sun here and there this morning though we may see some more snow during the day today.
As with what looks like most or all of Japan, it's going to be much warmer come the weekend - and perhaps way too warm for our liking. We'll just have to hope it doesn't warm up too much...
Should keep cold today and tomorrow though and so snow conditions for the time being should remain good.
The Karamatsu pair lift is generally closed on weekdays.
The evening light up ropeway service has now finished for the season.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 115cm
Chuo: 150cm
Paradise: 145cm
Uwanodai: 85cm
Zao Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Wednesday 2nd March 2016 Total snowfall at base 445cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 46cm (on 19th January) November 2015 snowfall 22cm observed on 2 days December 2015 snowfall 96cm observed on 12 days January 2016 snowfall 211cm observed on 25 days February 2016 snowfall 83cm observed on 17 days March 2016 snowfall 33cm 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.