Zao Now: Monday 15th December 2025
- Dec 15, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 78cm
Posted on Monday 15th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It is very windy this morning and blowing the snow around.
The wind might well affect lifts this morning - for those brave enough to want to be out there this morning!
Check with the ski area before heading out.
This storm is due to start easting off tomorrow.
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** WIND WILL LIKELY AFFECT OPERATIONS THIS MORNING **
Ski lifts operating (planned):
Onsen Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Mikaeri pair
Utopia Number 2 pair
Ski runs open (planned):
Chuo
Uwanodai
Utopia
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 35cm
Uwanodai area: 30cm
Utopia area: 50cm
Chuo area: 30cm
Paradise area: 20cm
Summit area: 35cm
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 15th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 78cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 10 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 73cm 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.