Zao Now: Monday 4th December 2023
- Dec 4, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 36cm
Posted on Monday 4th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday, it was a beautiful day. The snow from previous days has melted and hardened.
Luckily, we received, 2cm of the fresh powder.
It is a cloudy and calm morning.
The forecast for the coming week is still that it should be getting a bit milder. We need to be patient for the next snow.
Lifts operating (planned):
Zao Ropeway
Zao Chuo Ropeway
Chuo Number 1 pair AB
Utopia Number 2 pair
Sky Cable
Courses open (planned):
Chuo
Utopia
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 15cm
Uwanodai area: 20cm
Utopia area: 50cm
Chuo area: 50cm
Paradise area: -
Summit area: 30cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Monday 4th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 36cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 4cm observed on 2 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.