Zao Now: Saturday 30th January 2021
- Jan 30, 2021
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 24cm
Snowfall at base this season 280cm
Posted on Saturday 30th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Well it really hit last night with snow storms being experienced across the western side of Japan. It was very windy last night so snow drifts make it seem like more has fallen. It is still chucking it down, however, the forecast has changed from heavy to light tonight so we must be getting it earlier than expected during the day.
Higher up it is very windy and, with wind chill, reportedly around -25C.
The Zao Ropeway lower section has now opened but the second stage is shut. We (and the other resorts) really needed this snow and it should be enough to cover those awful hard areas which had built up during the end of last week leading into the early part of the week paving the way for a really good day tomorrow when the sun is expected to be out.
Zao Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Saturday 30th January 2021 Total snowfall at base 280cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 30th January) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 142cm observed on 15 days January 2021 snowfall 138cm observed on 19 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.