Zao Now: Thursday 16th January 2025
- Jan 16, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 15cm
Snowfall at base this season 298cm
Posted on Thursday 16th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Some very strong winds last night - the kind that makes buildings wobble.
That wind was blowing the snow about big time and there's 50cm mountains in places.
It is cold this morning with light snow early on which has eased off. There are currently some signs of blue sky in places.
Might be more snow and wind before tomorrow, and hopefully calmer conditions over the coming weekend.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 100cm
Utopia area: 200cm
Chuo area: 190cm
Paradise area: 190cm
Summit area: 155cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 16th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 298cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 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 118cm observed on 13 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.