Zao Now: Thursday 1st March 2018
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 739cm
Posted on Thursday 1st March 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Strong winds today and some pretty nasty conditions. Wind, snow (10+cm overnight) and rain in the day. And some lifts and courses not open due to the unfriendly weather.
Been a day of panic here with one thing and another. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts appear to be opening as scheduled
- Note: the Karamatsu pair lift usually only operates on weekends
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 220cm
- Paradise area: 240cm
- Chuo area: 240cm
- Utopia area: 270cm
- Uwanodai area: 165cm
- Oomori area: 180cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 1st March 2018 Total snowfall at base 739cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (on 12th February) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 275cm observed on 21 days February 2018 snowfall 195cm observed on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 10cm observed on 1 day |
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.