Zao Now: Tuesday 24th December 2024
- Dec 24, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 6cm
Snowfall at base this season 140cm
Posted on Tuesday 24th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Lots of wind yesterday with a moderate amount of snow falling mid afternoon to evening.
It is snowing lightly this morning and generally cloudy/overcast with fair visibility, perhaps not as good in places.
Christmas Day might start off with some clearer skies and some sunshine but we'll probably get back to snowfall from Thursday.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 50cm
Uwanodai area: 50cm
Utopia area: 110cm
Chuo area: 70cm
Paradise area: 70cm
Summit area: 75cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Tuesday 24th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 140cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 122cm observed on 15 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.