Zao Now: Monday 9th January 2017
- Jan 9, 2017
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 11cm
Snowfall at base this season 162cm
Posted on Monday 9th January 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao and happy to report fresh snowfall on the ground this morning. Over 10cm of it here and surely more than that on the slopes should make for a nice fresh ride this morning. Visibility looks generally limited though due to foggy conditions, so extra care with the speed. It doesn't seem as cold this morning and currently hovering around 0C here at base.
It looks like lots of Japan is on for a big week in terms of snowfall and Zao should be on the receiving end of it as well with potential for heavy snow and storm like conditions from later on in the day tomorrow and especially around Thursday and Friday by the looks of things.
It will be very welcome indeed!
Anyway, today there is a special message from SnowJapan to introduce - and here it is!
Zao Now 2016-2017 season |
Data as of Monday 9th January 2017 Total snowfall at base 162cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 25cm (on 5th January) November 2016 snowfall 11cm observed on 6 days December 2016 snowfall 98cm observed on 16 days January 2017 snowfall 53cm 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.