Zao Now: Monday 3rd January 2022
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 247cm
Posted on Monday 3rd January 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
We gained a bit more snow but most of it yesterday. Tonight should see another good fall.
It started off sunny today and, as a result, the tour buses poured in and by 10am there was an hour long queue at the Zao Ropeway to see the juhyo (snowy tree forest/snow monsters).
It is now cloudy but without the fog. Other parts of the resort are moving well.
It has been a very busy few days, certainly different from last year which tallies with reports on the rest of the country.
Official snow depth
Summit: 75cm
Paradise: 120cm
Chuo: 120cm
Utopia: 180cm
Uwanodai: 80cm
Almost all lifts and areas and runs are scheduled to be open.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 3rd January 2022 Total snowfall at base 247cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 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 49cm 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.