Zao Now: Thursday 18th January 2018
- Jan 18, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 385cm
Posted on Thursday 18th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
About 10cm of fresh snow to report this morning which is welcome though right now it's just cloudy.
Take a look at the forecast - decent snow due early next week.
From today a FIS Women's World Cup event will be held at the ski jump hill in Zao.
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu, which is rested on normal weekdays)
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 135cm
- Paradise area: 150cm
- Chuo area: 150cm
- Utopia area: 160cm
- Uwanodai area: 90cm
- Oomori area: 90cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 18th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 126cm 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.