Zao Now: Tuesday 14th January 2025
- Jan 14, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 266cm
Posted on Tuesday 14th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Snow started to fall about 30 minutes ago, and it is getting heavier by the minute now.
Current conditions make it hard to see the top of the mountain and webcams show limited visibility.
We are hoping that over the next several days there might be a good amount of fresh snow along with colder temps.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 90cm
Utopia area: 180cm
Chuo area: 190cm
Paradise area: 190cm
Summit area: 145cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Tuesday 14th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 266cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 10th January) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 86cm 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.