Zao Now: Sunday 14th January 2018
- Jan 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 368cm
Posted on Sunday 14th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Earlier light snow eased off as of 9am and it is mostly cloudy but visibility looks pretty decent at the moment.
Update on the forecast is for the next decent snow to be with us here in Zao on Wednesday.
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts operating
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 135cm
- Paradise area: 150cm
- Chuo area: 150cm
- Utopia area: 165cm
- Uwanodai area: 90cm
- Oomori area: 95cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Sunday 14th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 368cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 109cm 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.