Zao Now: Saturday 28th December 2024
- Dec 28, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 7cm
Snowfall at base this season 161cm
Posted on Saturday 28th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Hello from Zao.
Some fine conditions out there yesterday, though wind has been an issue.
We had light snow falling in the evening.
This morning it is cloudy down at base with limited visibility higher up and light snow being reported up there by the ski area.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 55cm
Uwanodai area: 50cm
Utopia area: 120cm
Chuo area: 100cm
Paradise area: 100cm
Summit area: 90cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 28th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 161cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 22 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 143cm observed on 18 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.