Zao Now: Thursday 6th February 2014
- Feb 6, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 2, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 315cm
Posted on Thursday 6th February 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from a snowy and windy Zao again. Over 10cm of fresh snow on the ground, cold, strong winds blowing it about and poor visibility is the story of the day here. Lifts seem to be moving ok though.
We are due to see calmer conditions tomorrow and maybe even some breaks in the cloud but come weekend and we are back to snow. Possibly heavy snow as well, even though it doesn't look like it will be quite as cold as it is the last few days.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 250cm
Chuo: 195cm
Paradise: 230cm
Uwanodai: 140cm
Zao Now 2013-2014 season |
Data as of Thursday 6th February 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 315cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 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 13cm observed on 2 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.