Zao Now: Wednesday 19th February 2025
- Feb 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 548cm
Posted on Wednesday 19th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday, there was on and off light to medium snowfall.
In the evening the wind picked up and became very strong and gusty.
It is an overcast early morning with fog on the upper half of mountain.
Cold too with a temperature of -14C reported from the top area.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 160cm
Utopia area: 285cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 265cm
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 Wednesday 19th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 548cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 59 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 177cm observed on 16 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.