Zao Now: Thursday 27th February 2025
- Feb 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 10cm
Snowfall at base this season 582cm
Posted on Thursday 27th February 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Yesterday morning was whiteout conditions - fog and wind and snow. The fog lightened then became heavy again around 1pm.
Everything cleared and became a calm day right as the lifts closed at 16:30.
Today there are very few clouds in the sky and it is a lovely morning.
More of the same due over the next few days as well as some relatively mild temps.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 115cm
Uwanodai area: 160cm
Utopia area: 275cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 265cm
Night skiing:
Night skiing is planned in the Uwanodai area daily on 1st/2nd March.
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 27th February 2025 Total snowfall at base 582cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 65 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 6th February) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 191cm observed on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 211cm observed on 22 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.