Zao Now: Monday 3rd March 2014
- Mar 3, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 473cm
Posted on Monday 3rd March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Fast forward...
5cm of fresh snow this morning.
It's cloudy now, with some breaks in those clouds and a bit of blue sky visible. Clearing up? Tomorrow is supposed to be clearer so maybe.
After tomorrow though there's snow lined up on the forecast for the week, along with the chance of stronger winds as well. Snow - yes please. Winds - no thanks. But if we need the wind to get the snow, then that's ok. Should be mid-winter cold again towards the end of the week which is good to see.
Official snow depths):
Utopia: 295cm
Chuo: 260cm
Paradise: 290cm
Uwanodai: 190cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Monday 3rd March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 473cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 16th February) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 111cm observed on 18 days February 2014 snowfall 166cm observed on 10 days March 2014 snowfall 5cm observed on 1 day |
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.