Zao Now: Saturday 18th January 2025
- Jan 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 332cm
Posted on Saturday 18th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
After snow and strong winds overnight, a cloudy/overcast kind of start to the morning but there has been some blue in places.
Tomorrow is due to be sunny for a large part of the day.
No fresh snow really on the forecasts for the coming week, with largely fine weather expected. Fingers crossed it will remain cold.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 95cm
Uwanodai area: 100cm
Utopia area: 210cm
Chuo area: 200cm
Paradise area: 200cm
Summit area: 170cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 18th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 332cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 39 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 28cm (on 10th January) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 152cm 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.