Zao Now: Friday 11th April 2025
- Apr 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 652cm
Posted on Friday 11th April 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
A cloudy morning with what looks like a lot of fog up in top areas. The ski area was reporting light rain earlier on.
We can probably expect some rain at times over the next few days; but maybe some sun too if we are lucky.
The information on the official website differs from the information on the daily info sheet the ski area produces. As such, the status of a few lifts on the mountain are unclear. I'll try to get beyond feelings of frustration with the conflicting information and try to find out. (How difficult can it be to produce clear information about what lifts you operate are open each morning?)
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 30cm
Uwanodai area: 100cm
Utopia area: 185cm
Chuo area: 200cm
Paradise area: 200cm
Summit area: 210cm
The following lifts appear to be scheduled to be open (planned, subject to change, as per official site):
Zao Ropeway
Zao Chuo Ropeway
Sky Cable (*status unclear)
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Utopia Number 2 pair (* may be closed, status unclear)
Yokokura Number 1 pair A
Kurohime Number 1 quad
Planned closing date (subject to change)
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 11th April 2025 Total snowfall at base 652cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 80 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 6th February) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 191cm observed on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 211cm observed on 22 days March 2025 snowfall 64cm observed on 14 days April 2025 snowfall 6cm observed on 1 day |
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.