Zao Now: Thursday 20th March 2025
- Mar 20, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 8cm
Snowfall at base this season 639cm
Posted on Thursday 20th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
More snow overnight after a day of sunny at times weather yesterday.
An overcast and foggy kind of start to this national holiday but we may get to see some sun.
After today a higher chance of sunshine and trending milder/warmer conditions.
Hopefully wind will behave.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 90cm
Uwanodai area: 130cm
Utopia area: 245cm
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 Thursday 20th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 639cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 77 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 57cm observed on 12 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.