Zao Now: Tuesday 18th March 2025
- Mar 18, 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 628cm
Posted on Tuesday 18th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday there was snow through much of the day. There was also very strong wind, unfortunately, and the top was closed due to strong winds. In addition to the strong wind and snow, there was very dense fog.
Today is a sunny partly cloudy morning.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 130cm
Utopia area: 245cm
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 Tuesday 18th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 628cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 75 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 46cm observed on 10 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.