Zao Now: Saturday 8th December 2012
- Dec 8, 2012
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 36cm
Weather overview Snow
Wind
Moderate to strong
Temperature -
Visibility
Poor
Posted at 11:05am on Saturday 8th December 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Just a dusting of new snow overnight and it was cloudy morning in the village but has been snowing since and we should be enjoying a decent snowfall this weekend. All fingers crossed!
As I speak the official 'opening ceremony' for Zao is taking place. A few more runs on the mountain have opened up for the weekend as well with parts of the Paradise and Utopia runs opening for the first time this season earlier on this morning.
Snow is still thin on the ground as we wait for that snow to arrive. I hope to bring good news on that front tomorrow.
Zao Now 2012-2013 season |
Data as of Saturday 8th December 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 36cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 6 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 10cm (2nd, 5th and 7th December) November 2012 snowfall 3cm reported on 1 day December 2012 snowfall 33cm reported 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.