Zao Now: Saturday 6th December 2014
- Dec 6, 2014
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 148cm
Posted on Saturday 6th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's Saturday 6th and the day of the official opening of the resort here, with the ceremony to be held on the Uwanodai area by the base centre at 11am. Prayers for safety will be made. And no doubt mochi will make some kind of appearance as well as some 'characters'.
What's even more interesting than that is the fact that more of the resort is opening up this morning. 6 lifts plan to be moving as well as the usual ropeways and gondolas, and here they are:
Onsen Number 1 pair lift
Mikaeri pair lift
Chuo pair lift
Paradise pair lift
Yokokura Number 1 pair lift
Utopia Number 2 pair lift
So basically we have 3 areas of the resort open - part of the base Uwanodai and Yokokura areas and the higher Paradise area.
Snow clouds look set to be with us today before easing tomorrow.
I think we can definitely say it is a very good start to the season. We're set for a good one, let's hope it continues.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 130cm
Chuo: 80cm
Paradise: 80cm
Uwanodai: 80cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 6th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 148cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 7 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 128cm observed on 5 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.