Zao Now: Thursday 14th December 2017
- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 5, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 9cm
Snowfall at base this season 134cm
Posted on Thursday 14th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
The snowy conditions continue here in Zao, with 9cm more snow to report at base. I'm a bit surprise that the official snow numbers aren't a bit higher, but anyway.
I have no official word but I would hope that there will be some more of the mountain open from this weekend.
Not much in terms of snow due until it comes back on Saturday night which is currently tagged as 'heavy snow' on the forecast. Looks like it might be strong winds too...
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 14th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 134cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 15 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 68cm 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.