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Zao Now: Thursday 27th February 2020

  • Feb 27, 2020
  • 2 min read

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata


New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 268cm

Posted on Thursday 27th February 2020 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.


Morning from Zao.


Some more snow falling again this morning and a few of the upper official snow depth numbers have increased again this morning so it sounds like there should be more fresh to enjoy up there.


Visibility remains quite limited this morning though variable depending on where you are on mountain.


There's a light to moderate north westerly wind at the moment but lifts are operating as scheduled.


The snow will ease off later on today probably with some clearer conditions upcoming. Hopefully it will remain quite cold.


Official snow depths (as reported by resort):


- Summit area: 100cm

- Paradise area: 105cm

- Chuo area: 120cm

- Utopia area: 115cm

- Uwanodai area: 55cm

- Oomori area: 55cm


All lifts are now normally operating apart from the following:


- Zao Paradise Number 3 pair

- Diamond Number 1 pair

- Astraea Number 3 pair

- Ryuzan pair

- Karamatsu pair

- Yokokura Number 2 pair


- All courses are now mostly open

- Yokokura and Omori part open



Zao Now 2019-2020 season

Data as of Thursday 27th February 2020 Total snowfall at base 268cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 43 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (on 7th February) November 2019 snowfall 8cm observed on 3 days December 2019 snowfall 51cm observed on 10 days January 2020 snowfall 88cm observed on 16 days February 2020 snowfall 121cm observed on 14 days




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