Zao Now: Tuesday 13th February 2018
- Feb 13, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 30cm
Snowfall at base this season 635cm
Posted on Tuesday 13th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
More snow to report, a good 30cm at base.
Limited visibility this morning but snow conditions should be really great.
I need to get out and sort it all out from around my place...
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts appear to be opening as scheduled - apart from Zao Paradise Number 3 pair and Kokutai pair
- Note: the Karamatsu pair lift usually only operates on weekends
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 170cm
- Paradise area: 240cm
- Chuo area: 240cm
- Utopia area: 220cm
- Uwanodai area: 135cm
- Oomori area: 165cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 13th February 2018 Total snowfall at base 635cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 52 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (on 12th February) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 275cm observed on 21 days February 2018 snowfall 101cm 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.