Zao Now: Thursday 13th February 2025
- Feb 13, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 517cm
Posted on Thursday 13th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Yesterday, the sun graced us for about 3 hours in the morning, then once again it became overcast. We had some strong winds periodically.
Today we have had a bit of snowfall, and some very strong wind. It is milder than it has been but will probably be getting colder during the day. In fact, things seem to have changed only in the last 30 minutes or so, getting noticeably windier.
Visibility at the start of the day is limited to poor.
No information available yet from the ski area, but lifts may very well be affected by the weather conditions this morning.
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 Thursday 13th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 517cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 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 146cm observed on 11 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.