Zao Now: Wednesday 1st May 2024
- May 1, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 480cm
Posted on Wednesday 1st May 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
The ski area tried to remain open as long as possible, but nature won out in the end with the ski area announcing the end of the ski season yesterday.
All of the ski lifts are now closed for the 2023-2024 season and the resort will now focus on 'green season' activities. And then it will all start up again (for us skiing/snowboarding loving folk) in late November/early December.
Archive reports from the entire season, along with previous seasons, are always available using the links above.
Thanks for reading the reports.
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 1st May 2024 Total snowfall at base 480cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 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 114cm observed on 15 days April 2024 snowfall 0cm |
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.