Zao Now: Friday 27th December 2024
- Dec 27, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 154cm
Posted on Friday 27th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
A bit of snow here and there yesterday.
By night time it was windy and snowy, giving us 12cm of snow --- but windblown areas, so more and less in different places. Difficult to give just one number on a day like this.
Thick fog on the mountain and light snowfall now with occasional wind gusts.
The snowfall is set to continue for a couple of days at least.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 55cm
Uwanodai area: 50cm
Utopia area: 110cm
Chuo area: 100cm
Paradise area: 100cm
Summit area: 90cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Friday 27th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 154cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 21 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 136cm 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.