Zao Now: Thursday 26th December 2024
- Dec 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 142cm
Posted on Thursday 26th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Lovely bluebird day yesterday with a little snowfall in the evening.
This morning has started very foggy with no additional snowfall. Just under 2cm and a bit on the wet side due to the warmer conditions.
Colder conditions and snowfall expected across the next several days.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 50cm
Uwanodai area: 50cm
Utopia area: 110cm
Chuo area: 90cm
Paradise area: 90cm
Summit area: 80cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 26th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 142cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 20 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 124cm observed on 16 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.