Zao Now: Wednesday 26th February 2025
- Feb 26, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 572cm
Posted on Wednesday 26th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
This morning it is on the mild side, but snow is coming down.
It started as light snow around 7am, but has now become moderate snowfall. The wind has also started to become stronger. A fog has started to descend the mountain.... I am not able to see any runs or any part of the mountain.
Conditions mean the top section of Zao Ropeway is currently on hold along with a few more lifts.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 160cm
Utopia area: 275cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 265cm
Night skiing:
Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily on 1st/2nd March.
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 26th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 572cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 64 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 201cm observed on 21 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.