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Zao Now: Saturday 8th March 2014

  • Mar 8, 2014
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 494cm

Posted on Saturday 8th March 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


It is another really very cold morning here as winter almost seems to be tightening the grip on proceedings - we won't complain!


-8C here at base just earlier on, a few cm more of snow on the ground. Snow is falling, poor visibility on I would guess all of the mountain. A real winter day.


The forecast is telling us that this snowfall should ease today and tomorrow should start off clearer. We'll be back to snow by Monday though.


Official snow depths:

Utopia: 290cm

Chuo: 265cm

Paradise: 280cm

Uwanodai: 190cm



Zao Now 2013-2014 season

Data as of Saturday 8th March 2014 Total snowfall at base so far 494cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 50cm (on 16th February) November 2013 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day December 2013 snowfall 179cm observed on 18 days January 2014 snowfall 111cm observed on 18 days February 2014 snowfall 166cm observed on 10 days March 2014 snowfall 26cm observed on 4 days




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