Zao Now: Tuesday 11th February 2025
- Feb 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 510cm
Posted on Tuesday 11th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Little snow here and there since yesterday evening. But there has been a lot of strong wind since last night and that will have been blowing it around.
Lifts all seem to be opening as planned this morning.
Tomorrow might see an easing off of both wind and snow - maybe even some sunshine - but there looks set to be very windy conditions again Thursday (with more snow).
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 150cm
Utopia area: 300cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 255cm
Night skiing:
Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily until 24th February (and then 1st/2nd March).
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Tuesday 11th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 510cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 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 139cm 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.