Zao Now: Wednesday 5th February 2014
- Feb 5, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 305cm
Posted on Wednesday 5th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Coldest day of the season?
Might well be. -11 degrees outside my place and I am hearing that up on the top of the resort it has been closing in on -20 degrees!
A few cm of light snowfall to report but it is snowing now and we expect more today and tomorrow. Heavy snow likely over the weekend too as well.
Strong winds as well though at the time of writing it doesn't seem to be closing lifts as far as I can tell.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 245cm
Chuo: 195cm
Paradise: 225cm
Uwanodai: 140cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Wednesday 5th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 305cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 40cm (on 2nd January) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 111cm observed on 18 days February 2014 snowfall 3cm observed on 1 day |
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.