Zao Now: Wednesday 19th March 2025
- Mar 19, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 631cm
Posted on Wednesday 19th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
A bit more snow to report this morning and the ski area itself saying up to 10cm.
At the start of the day the top section of the Zao Ropeway is on hold.
Over the next several days, wind might continue to be an issue at times. The snow is going to ease off sometime today with an increasing chance of clearer skies from later tomorrow.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 130cm
Utopia area: 240cm
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 Wednesday 19th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 631cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 76 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 49cm observed on 11 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.