Zao Now: Monday 6th May 2019
- May 6, 2019
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 599cm
Posted on Monday 6th May 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Today is the last day of the ski season here in Zao. The resort has just about managed to keep the Chuo area open until today. Otsukaresama deshita.
The Ropeways here in Zao operate throughout the year for sightseeing, apart from some periods when they are closed for maintenance as noted below:
* Zao Ropeway - closed from 7th May until 23rd May
* Zao Chuo Ropeway - closed for maintenance from 7th May until 24th May
* Zao Sky Cable - closed for maintenance from 25th May until 7th August
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed Zao if you visited during the 2018-2019 ski season. There was once again a noticeable increase in the number of visitors from overseas.
That's it from me. Archive reports can be read at any times using the links below.
I hope to see you later in the year when the 2019-2020 winter season is approaching!
Zao Now 2018-2019 season |
Data as of Monday 6th May 2019 Total snowfall at base 599cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 43cm (on 29th December) November 2018 snowfall 7cm observed on 3 days December 2018 snowfall 218cm observed on 18 days January 2019 snowfall 145cm observed on 17 days February 2019 snowfall 91cm observed on 10 days March 2019 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days April 2019 snowfall 72cm observed on 5 days May 2019 snowfall 0cm |
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.