Zao Now: Wednesday 25th December 2019
- Dec 25, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 54cm
Posted on Wednesday 25th December 2019 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning and Christmas greetings from Zao.
Fine weather on this Christmas morning - the sun is out and there's lots of blue skies.
Temperatures are down low though I imagine the sun will have an effect on that later on.
Snowfall is forecast again for later tomorrow and into Friday.
Lifts operating:
- Mikaeri pair
- Chuo Number 1 pair AB
- Chuo Number 2 pair AB
- Utopia Number 2 pair lift
- Onsen Number 1 pair
- Zao Chuo Ropeway / Zao Ropeway / Sky Cable
Ski course areas open:
- Chuo (part)
- Utopia
- Uwanodai (part)
Official snow depths (as reported by resort):
- Summit area: 30cm
- Paradise area: 20cm
- Chuo area: 40cm
- Utopia area: 35cm
- Uwanodai area: 20cm
- Oomori area: 5cm
Zao Now 2019-2020 season |
Data as of Wednesday 25th December 2019 Total snowfall at base 54cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 12 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 16cm (on 5th December) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 46cm observed on 9 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.