Zao Now: Friday 4th February 2022
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 446cm
Posted on Friday 4th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's supposed to be a cloudy day but the sun is trying to come through valiantly. Perhaps it will turn out bright if not sunny.
In the meantime, the fog is still with us so a variety of viz at least this morning.
There should be moderate snow tonight to usher in the weekend.
Official snow depth
Summit: 150cm
Paradise: 200cm
Chuo: 200cm
Utopia: 225cm
Uwanodai: 150cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 4th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 446cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 47 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 227cm observed on 26 days February 2022 snowfall 21cm observed on 4 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.