Zao Now: Saturday 27th December 2014
- Dec 27, 2014
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 3, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 291cm
Posted on Saturday 27th December 2014 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A few more cm of snow since yesterday and this morning we actually get to see a bit of sunshine. Keeping suitably cold though.
The Ryuzan Pair lift open from today for the holidays meaning that - Yokokura no kabe aside - the resort is completely open.
Night time 'light up' operations to go see the Ice Monsters at the top of the mountain start tonight. See below for full details on dates. Looks like the first night should be quite clear.
Tomorrow forecast to be fine and sunny... slightly less cold.
Official snow depths:
Utopia: 170cm
Chuo: 180cm
Paradise: 170cm
Uwanodai: 135cm
Zao Now 2014-2015 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th December 2014 Total snowfall at base 291cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 80cm (on 3rd December) November 2014 snowfall 20cm observed on 2 days December 2014 snowfall 271cm observed on 20 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.