Zao Now: Wednesday 6th March 2024
- Mar 6, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 416cm
Posted on Wednesday 6th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Snow started falling last night and there's another layer this morning.
Visibility limited this morning due to fog down to lower regions.
More snow still due around Friday/Saturday.
The snow depth numbers (below) are the highest they have been all season!
Ski area operations:
Night skiing has now finished for the season
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 80cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 165cm
Chuo area: 165cm
Paradise area: 165cm
Summit area: 150cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 6th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 55 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 92cm observed on 13 days March 2024 snowfall 50cm 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.