Zao Now: Saturday 28th March 2026
- Mar 28
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 452cm
Posted on Saturday 28th March 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Greetings from Zao.
The sun is out and we are set for a weekend of clear and sunny and warm conditions. It might warm up to over 10C at base this afternoon.
Thankfully, wind doesn't look like it'll be an issue.
There is some rain on forecasts for early week.
Anyway, should be a fine spring weekend.
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Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 40cm
Uwanodai area: 65cm
Utopia area: 120cm
Chuo area: 130cm
Paradise area: 130cm
Summit area: 90cm
The following lifts are now closed:
Onsen Number 3 Parallel AB
Ryuzan pair
Sunrise pair
Nakamori Number 2 pair
Zao Kokutai pair
Diamond Number 2 pair
Onsen Number 4 quad
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 28th March 2026 Total snowfall at base 452cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 61 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 199cm observed on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 92cm observed on 11 days March 2026 snowfall 36cm observed on 7 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.