Zao Now: Tuesday 18th February 2025
- Feb 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 14cm
Snowfall at base this season 538cm
Posted on Tuesday 18th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Foggy and windy yesterday, though the sun came out briefly late morning.
Moderate to strong winds are forecast but the ski area is opening as normal at the start of the day.
Light snow or perhaps stronger at times also forecast across the week and into the weekend.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 160cm
Utopia area: 280cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 260cm
Night skiing:
Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily until 24th February (and then 1st/2nd March).
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Tuesday 18th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 538cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 58 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 167cm observed on 15 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.