Zao Now: Tuesday 6th February 2024
- Feb 6, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 285cm
Posted on Tuesday 6th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning.
Some nice large, light snowflakes falling this morning, but it is calm so it should be a good early morning.
A fog half way up the mountain.
We might get some more cm of snow today, with some sun forecast for tomorrow.
Ski area operations:
Zao Onsen is open with just a few restrictions.
Night skiing with the Onsen Number 2 quad (8:45pm) scheduled to be operating.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 70cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 125cm
Chuo area: 140cm
Paradise area: 140cm
Summit area: 150cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Tuesday 6th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 285cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 11cm 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.