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Zao Now: Wednesday 21st February 2024

  • Feb 21, 2024
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 294cm

Posted on Wednesday 21st February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Good news. It is snowing.


Let's keep it going!


The ski area has said that, following on from yesterday, there will be no night skiing today. We will have to see if that starts up again...


Official snow depth (reported by ski area):

Yokokura area: 40cm

Uwanodai area: 50cm

Utopia area: 95cm

Chuo area: 100cm

Paradise area: 100cm

Summit area: 120cm



Zao Now 2023-2024 season

Data as of Wednesday 21st February 2024 Total snowfall at base 294cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 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 20cm observed on 7 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.


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