Zao Now: Monday 31st December 2012
- Dec 31, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 153cm
Weather overview Cloud, light snow
Wind
Moderate to strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted on Monday 31st December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
No escape from the rain yesterday, though it could have been worse. Winds affected lift operations on the mountain considerably yesterday, and so I think lots of people decided to take a soak in an onsen.
This morning from around 8am it has been snowing and it is definitely colder, and so while there's no layer on top of the icy conditions out there we are hoping for some decent snowfall in the coming few days. There's always going to be a chance of winds affecting lifts though for this morning the resort seems to be open as normal.
Next report in 2013!
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Monday 31st December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 153cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 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 |
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.