Zao Now: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
- Feb 3, 2016
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 345cm
Posted on Wednesday 3rd February 2016 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It seems a while since we got sunny blue skies over us here in Zao - but it's one of those mornings today.
Very fine conditions this morning. Just 3cm of snow since yesterday to report but I think people will be excited just to get to see everything after quite a lot of white-out (or near white-out) days recently!
Even with the sun it should be keeping very cold today, with slightly warmer conditions expected tomorrow.
The forecast looks to be pointing to snowfall tomorrow and then again around Saturday, and those regular refreshes will be welcome (as always).
All planned lifts are operating this morning.
The Karamatsu lift is rested on weekdays.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 125cm
Chuo: 160cm
Paradise: 140cm
Uwanodai: 110cm
Zao Now 2015-2016 season |
Data as of Wednesday 3rd February 2016 Total snowfall at base 345cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 42 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 16cm observed on 3 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.