Zao Now: Friday 12th January 2018
- Jan 12, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 366cm
Posted on Friday 12th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Not much snow to report since yesterday. The clouds have (for the most part) cleared and we are being treated to some lovely sunny weather this morning in Zao.
Beautiful scenery to enjoy today - not something we have been able to see too much of recently so far.
There's not much snow on the forecast until Tuesday now so we might be able to get more of that sunshine. Let's enjoy it while we can.
All course areas open; all lifts apart from the Karamatsu pair moving.
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 12th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 366cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 107cm 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.