Zao Now: Saturday 27th December 2025
- Dec 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 102cm
Posted on Saturday 27th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
We had light snow yesterday being blown around by very strong winds.
Light snow this morning too and not as windy.
We can expect a bit of snow today with the next potentially larger amounts from around late Tuesday.
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Ski lifts:
Most lifts are now scheduled to be operating.
The following lifts are not yet open:
Ryuzan pair
Yokokura Number 2
Nakamori Number 2
Zao Kokutai pair
Onsen Number 4 quad
Oomori quad
Ski runs:
Most of the main areas at least part open but we are still quite far from being 'fully open'
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 10cm (not updated)
Uwanodai area: 30cm
Utopia area: 30cm (not updated)
Chuo area: 45cm
Paradise area: 50cm
Summit area: 35cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 27th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 102cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 16 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 97cm observed on 14 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.