Zao Now: Wednesday 14th February 2018
- Feb 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 16cm
Snowfall at base this season 651cm
Posted on Wednesday 14th February 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
More snow (over 15cm) and cloudy conditions this morning but fog on mountain and so limited visibility at the start of the day.
Maybe some snow later today and overnight along with the chance of some windy conditions.
After that, the next decent snow looks to be due around Saturday.
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts appear to be opening as scheduled
- 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: 250cm
- Uwanodai area: 150cm
- Oomori area: 165cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 14th February 2018 Total snowfall at base 651cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 53 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 117cm observed on 8 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.