Zao Now: Monday 22nd December 2025
- Dec 22, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 94cm
Posted on Monday 22nd December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Light snowfall early this morning with loose snow on the ground.
It has gotten colder too.
It was overcast just before but there now seem to be some breaks in the cloud appearing.
A moderate wind.
Clearer skies expected tomorrow.
Everyone is waiting for a good delivery of snow and all being well we'll get that from Friday when it looks like it'll be much colder. And snowier.
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Ski lifts:
Most lifts are now scheduled to be operating.
The following lifts are not yet open:
Ryuzan pair
Yokokura Number 2
Nakamori Number 2
Zao Kokutai pair
Onsen Number 4 quad
Oomori quad
Ski runs:
Most areas are not at least part open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 20cm
Uwanodai area: 30cm
Utopia area: 45cm
Chuo area: 30cm
Paradise area: 30cm
Summit area: 35cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 22nd December 2025 Total snowfall at base 94cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 14 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 89cm 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.