Zao Now: Thursday 3rd February 2022
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 442cm
Posted on Thursday 3rd February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Winds have died down today, but, that said, all lifts were running yesterday.
A similar position Vis a Vis viz today i.e summit areas fairly hard to see in areas.
Snow should increase during the day and it's cold. Still enjoyable!
Official snow depth
Summit: 150cm
Paradise: 200cm
Chuo: 200cm
Utopia: 225cm
Uwanodai: 150cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Thursday 3rd February 2022 Total snowfall at base 442cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 46 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 227cm observed on 26 days February 2022 snowfall 17cm 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.