Zao Now: Thursday 4th December 2014
- Dec 4, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 140cm
Posted on Thursday 4th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
My oh my what a start to December this is. Masses of snow. Over 30cm since my report yesterday to report.
But. No ski lifts running yet. I think all of the lifties are in some state of shock or something. Or maybe not. Just coping with this somewhat unexpected royally large dump of snow that we have had. Not that we are complaining...
Chuo area now officially reporting 120cm of snow and apparently up on Utopia there's 130cm.
The official opening ceremony for the resort is as I reported before on Saturday, but can we possibly see the whole mountain open then? I would say there's definitely a chance.
A bit clearer at hhe moment and less wind but snow still falling and snowy conditions likely into the weekend as well.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: -cm
Chuo: 120cm
Paradise: -cm
Uwanodai: -cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Thursday 4th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 5 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 120cm 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.