Zao Now: Monday 17th March 2025
- Mar 17, 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 620cm
Posted on Monday 17th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Yesterday the snow continued until around 7pm. The wind then became very strong until around 9pm.
Snow on the trees this morning and up to around 10cm on the ground giving us a bit of a refresh.
There are some slight moderate gusts early on but lifts are opening as planned.
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
Lifts now closed for the season
Ryuzan pair
Zao Kokutai pair
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Monday 17th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 620cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 74 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 38cm observed on 9 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.