Zao Now: Friday 6th January 2023
- Jan 6, 2023
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 194cm
Posted on Friday 6th January 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Where is everyone?! The place feels deserted.
A lot of fresh snow but nearly all of it during the day yesterday. Much warmer today.
So much virgin powder around - dreamy.
Again the forecast says sunny spells but let's dismiss that after the last few days of promises. Still, prefer more soft stuff.
Lifts:
- All lifts are scheduled to be operating (weather permitting)
- At time of report: Astraea Number 1 pair and Ryuzan pair on hold
Courses:
- All areas are now open apart from Ryuzan
Official snow depth:
- Summit: 125cm
- Paradise: 120cm
- Chuo: 120cm
- Utopia: 140cm
- Uwanodai: 80cm
- Yokokura: 85cm
Zao Now 2022-2023 season |
Data as of Friday 6th January 2023 Total snowfall at base 194cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 24th December) November 2022 snowfall 0cm December 2022 snowfall 162cm observed on 23 days January 2023 snowfall 32cm 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.