Zao Now: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 26cm
Snowfall at base this season 422cm
Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Some good snowfall to report this morning with lots more on the way this week and at least to the beginning of next week. That's if the forecasts are good.
This morning visibility is ok and not much falling right now, but more serious stuff due later on.
The next few reports at least should bring further decent numbers as the mountain gets a good refresh.
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu which is normally closed on weekdays)
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 135cm
- Paradise area: 160cm
- Chuo area: 160cm
- Utopia area: 160cm
- Uwanodai area: 95cm
- Oomori area: 100cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 422cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 163cm observed on 14 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.