Zao Now: Friday 25th April 2025
- Apr 25, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 9, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 652cm
Posted on Friday 25th April 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
The ski area is still part open and fair snow cover up on the Chuo slopes.
As you can see on the images below, the snow has been melting away from lower areas.
It is a cloudy and mild morning and the forecasts show a fair amount of sun over the coming days.
Wind might be an issue at times and it's not going to be warming up too much just yet.
Back with you next week...
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 5cm
Uwanodai area: 45cm
Utopia area: 125cm
Chuo area: 150cm
Paradise area: 175cm
Summit area: 165cm
The following ski lifts are scheduled to be open during this week (as per official site):
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Utopia Number 2 pair (* only open on Saturday and Sunday)
Access via Zao Chuo Ropeway
Planned closing date (subject to change)
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 25th April 2025 Total snowfall at base 652cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 80 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 64cm observed on 14 days April 2025 snowfall 6cm observed on 1 day |
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.