Zao Now: Thursday 12th December 2024
- Dec 12, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 74cm
Posted on Thursday 12th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
There hasn't been much snow down at the base but 6cm to add to the report this morning.
About 2 hours ago, some good flakes started to fall but it has been clearer since then.
Ski lifts operating (planned):
Chuo Number 1 pair (via Zao Chuo Ropeway)
Ski runs open (planned):
Chuo
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 20cm
Uwanodai area: 30cm
Utopia area: 70cm
Chuo area: 40cm
Paradise area: 30cm
Summit area: 55cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 12th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 74cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 56cm observed on 7 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.