Zao Now: Friday 26th January 2024
- Jan 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 264cm
Posted on Friday 26th January 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Last night it continued snowing. Early on this morning there was still fog around with some very light snow falling but there is now some blue sky and sunshine peeking through the fast moving clouds. (Looks like limited visibility still higher up).
A good new layer of snow again so conditions should be fun out there.
According to the official site at time of the report the top section of the Zao Ropeway is on hold.
Ski area operations:
Zao Onsen is now mostly open with just a few restrictions.
Night skiing with the Onsen Number 2 quad (8:45pm) scheduled to be operating.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 65cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 135cm
Chuo area: 130cm
Paradise area: 130cm
Summit area: 150cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Friday 26th January 2024 Total snowfall at base 264cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 166cm 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.