Zao Now: Wednesday 18th December 2024
- Dec 18, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 112cm
Posted on Wednesday 18th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning.
Nothing significant happening yesterday though the skies did a little clearer around lunch time.
Snow is starting to fall early this morning and a little over 1cm has started to accumulate. The clouds are back and I can't see the top of the mountain.
The most significan snowfall on forecasts appears to be due around Sunday.
Those visiting in Saturday might get to enjoy some clearer skies.
Ski lifts operating (planned):
Ropeways
Onsen Number 1 pair
Onsen Number 2 quad
Mikaeri pair
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Utopia Number 2 pair
Ski runs open (planned):
Zangezaka Juhyogen (top)
Ohira
Takatori
Uwanodai
Chuo
Utopia
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 40cm
Uwanodai area: 40cm
Utopia area: 100cm
Chuo area: 50cm
Paradise area: 50cm
Summit area: 70cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 18th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 112cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 94cm observed on 12 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.