Zao Now: Wednesday 12th February 2025
- Feb 12, 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 512cm
Posted on Wednesday 12th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Yesterday we more wind, but some sun too.
A little more snow to report, with a largely cloudy morning.
Tomorrow the forecast is for snow and some possibly really strong wind.
Expect some lifts to be affected if the forecasts are correct re: wind.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 155cm
Utopia area: 300cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 260cm
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 Wednesday 12th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 512cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 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 141cm observed on 10 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.