Zao Now: Wednesday 9th February 2022
- Feb 9, 2022
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 479cm
Posted on Wednesday 9th February 2022 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
This morning is very much a ditto of yesterday. Most of the cloud has gone and the sun is out. However, the sun is likely to be obscured by the cloud coming back in the afternoon.
A peaceful day ahead.
Tomorrow is likely to be back to cloud and fog with a fair amount of snow to usher in the long weekend.
Official snow depth
Summit: 160cm
Paradise: 215cm
Chuo: 215cm
Utopia: 250cm
Uwanodai: 160cm
All areas and lifts should be opening as scheduled.
Zao Now 2021-2022 season |
Data as of Wednesday 9th February 2022 Total snowfall at base 479cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 54cm observed on 9 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.