Zao Now: Sunday 12th January 2025
- Jan 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 265cm
Posted on Sunday 12th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Hello!
We have sunshine on this middle-of-the-long-weekend Sunday. It is a very pleasant day and there are a lot of people around to enjoy it.
We should be back to fresh snow from later tomorrow with a fair amount currently forecast for most of the week.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 80cm
Utopia area: 190cm
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 Sunday 12th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 265cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 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 85cm 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.