Zao Now: Monday 7th March 2022
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 617cm
Posted on Monday 7th March 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
After the harsh conditions of yesterday seeing a lot of people congregating at base stations, today is positively mild and peaceful.
With a fresh batch of snow built up during the day and night, another powder day which can be enjoyed this time.
The fog is retreating upwards and the sky is bright albeit overcast and large blue areas in the valley are trying to come in. It should, therefore be a patchy sunny day with winds at the top reducing. It is still very cold higher up though.
This may be the last powder day of the season (or at least for the foreseeable future).
Official snow depth
Summit: 190cm
Paradise: 260cm
Chuo: 260cm
Utopia: 300cm
Uwanodai: 185cm
All lifts that are scheduled to be open should be open.
Almost all runs open.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Monday 7th March 2022 Total snowfall at base 617cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 27th and 28th December) November 2021 snowfall 38cm observed on 3 days December 2021 snowfall 160cm observed on 14 days January 2022 snowfall 227cm observed on 26 days February 2022 snowfall 159cm observed on 21 days March 2022 snowfall 33cm 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.