Zao Now: Friday 3rd March 2023
- Mar 3, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 403cm
Posted on Friday 3rd March 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A surprise covering overnight. Unsurprisingly, the Chuo and Paradise slopes have more with everywhere else having various degrees of crunch underneath.
Visibility is poor, however, and you can just about see the terrain in front up there. The fog goes down to lower Uwanodai.
It may clear up later in the day so gambatte!
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 3rd March 2023 Total snowfall at base 403cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 63 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 137cm observed on 24 days February 2023 snowfall 99cm observed on 15 days March 2023 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.