Zao Now: Tuesday 9th January 2024
- Jan 9, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 122cm
Posted on Tuesday 9th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Last night the snow stopped around 3pm, but then started up again around 9pm. It was very light snow both times and there's only 1cm to report. So not significant.
It is almost clear skies this morning with just a few clouds moving quickly beyond the mountain in the far distance.
There might be some more light snow before tomorrow but the best next chance of some good new cm seems to be Friday.
Ski area operations:
Most lifts are now operating, though some course restrictions remain.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 30cm
Uwanodai area: 35cm
Utopia area: 70cm
Chuo area: 70cm
Paradise area: 70cm
Summit area: 40cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Tuesday 9th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 24 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 24cm observed on 6 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.