Zao Now: Friday 4th March 2022
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 592cm
Posted on Friday 4th March 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A little extra snow last night so we're still with soft slopes, especially higher up.
The day has started foggy however the sun is expected to be out during the day with growing frequency - let's hope that it is better than yesterday when the sun came out close to closing time.
Official snow depth
Summit: 180cm
Paradise: 260cm
Chuo: 260cm
Utopia: 295cm
Uwanodai: 180cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled, subject to weather.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Friday 4th March 2022 Total snowfall at base 592cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 67 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 159cm observed on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 8cm 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.