Zao Now: Sunday 16th March 2025
- Mar 16, 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 612cm
Posted on Sunday 16th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It started snowing around 6:30am this morning and by the time of this report there is just about 1cm to be able to report.
Some lifts affected by wind conditions this morning including the top section of Zao Ropeway. (The video of the Chuo pair lifts shows them moving about quite a lot in the wind). Less windy down below.
Zao Kokutai pair lift is now closed for the season.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 130cm
Utopia area: 235cm
Chuo area: 240cm
Paradise area: 240cm
Summit area: 240cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Sunday 16th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 612cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 73 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 6th February) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 191cm observed on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 211cm observed on 22 days March 2025 snowfall 30cm 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.