Zao Now: Sunday 4th January 2015
- Jan 4, 2015
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 344cm
Posted on Sunday 4th January 2015 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A calm morning here - in the village at least - but still can't see any of the mountain with a thick fog and cloud preventing us seeing much of anything at all really.
A few more cm of snow on the ground.
When might we get to see the mountain then? Tomorrow is still looking like a good candidate for clear blue skies and the sun shining down.
The people going back at the end of their New Year holidays today might look on annoyed at that! For those staying though, tomorrow looks like it should be a real treat.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 170cm
Chuo: 200cm
Paradise: 170cm
Uwanodai: 135cm
Zao Onsen is fully open.
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Sunday 4th January 2015 Total snowfall at base 344cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 281cm observed on 21 days January 2015 snowfall 43cm 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.