Zao Now: Wednesday 27th December 2023
- Dec 27, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 96cm
Posted on Wednesday 27th December 2023 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Later yesterday we got some lovely large flakes of snow falling for a while, and then some rain a bit later, turning back to snow again. Can't make up its mind! Perhaps there is a bit more higher up (indeed, the ski area has added 10cm to a few of the snow depth numbers today).
This morning we have some cloud, but they are fast moving and there is a lot of lovely blue sky and bright sunshine, as you can see on the below images.
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 27th December 2023 Total snowfall at base 96cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 17 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 18cm (on 30th November) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 64cm observed on 13 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.