Zao Now: Friday 1st March 2024
- Mar 1, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 17cm
Snowfall at base this season 383cm
Posted on Friday 1st March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
More good news this morning with 17cm of fresh snow and likely more than that in higher elevations. Nice medium-sized flakes currently falling and looking good.
With more snow due over the coming days, Zao is on a roll!
Limited visibility in places but no doubt a lot of people will be out to enjoy this fresh snow.
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 1st March 2024 Total snowfall at base 383cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 51 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 snowfall 92cm observed on 13 days March 2024 snowfall 17cm 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.