Zao Now: Sunday 1st March 2026
- Mar 1
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 11
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 416cm
Posted on Sunday 1st March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It is actually fairly cold early on this morning but the sun is out and we expect a bright and sunny day today and tomorrow. Hopefully temps won't rise by much.
Forecasts point to the possibility of some fresh snow gracing us around Tuesday so I hope that will happen.
There's a bit crack developing on the famous steep Yokokura no kabe course and as such it is currently off-limits.
It would be good to think that we might get some more mid-winter like weather rather than continue fast into spring...
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Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 55cm
Uwanodai area: 72cm
Utopia area: 130cm
Chuo area: 150cm
Paradise area: 150cm
Summit area: 110cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Sunday 1st March 2026 Total snowfall at base 416cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 54 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 199cm observed on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 92cm observed on 11 days March 2026 snowfall 0cm observed on 0 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.