Zao Now: Saturday 11th January 2025
- Jan 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 263cm
Posted on Saturday 11th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
This morning is partly cloudy with some blue sky and some sun shining through. We had some flurries with a drop in temperature last night.
Expecting some pleasant weather over this long weekend, nothing extreme, so there will surely be a lot of people around.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 80cm
Utopia area: 200cm
Chuo area: 190cm
Paradise area: 190cm
Summit area: 145cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 11th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 263cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 10th January) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 83cm 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.