Zao Now: Friday 26th January 2018
- Jan 26, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 482cm
Posted on Friday 26th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
It's another very cold morning here in Zao and I have over 10cm of fresh snow to report.
The top summit station of the resort is recording a shiver-tastic -18C and it's almost minus double digits down at base too. Very cold.
This morning it looks like other than the Zao Paradise lift, all is open but there may well be some disruption depending on how that wind goes during the day.
Snow is forecast through tomorrow.
Conditions should be great for the weekend; but be ready for cold and windy weather!
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 26th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 482cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 223cm observed on 17 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.