Zao Now: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
- Dec 3, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 80cm
Snowfall at base this season 110cm
Posted on Wednesday 3rd December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
I bring good snowy but also windy news!
Loads of snow in Zao at the moment with this impressive winter storm really delivering. I'm not kidding there must have been 80cm of snow since my report yesterday.
Full on.
I am hearing rumours of the ski lifts might get to be moving today - if they can get round the strong winds as well - but haven't had any confirmation yet and the official website is now showing any changes.
Whether things can get started today or not, once the storm settles we will surely have enough for a nearly full opening.
Exciting stuff.
I'll update you tomorrow morning.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: -cm
Chuo: 50cm
Paradise: -cm
Uwanodai: -cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd December 2014 Total snowfall at base 110cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 4 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 90cm 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.