Zao Now: Monday 29th December 2025
- Dec 29, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 117cm
Posted on Monday 29th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A few flurries of snow last night but nothing really significant.
It looks like we're going to have another fine bluebird day today.
Fresh snow looks due from tomorrow...
There's a lot of folk around now, many here to enjoy the New Year period. It is probably going to be cold so hope everyone has enough to wrap up well.
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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
Oomori quad
Ski runs:
Most of the main areas are open but we're not at 'fully open' status yet
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 25cm
Uwanodai area: 35cm
Utopia area: 45cm
Chuo area: 50cm
Paradise area: 50cm
Summit area: 50cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Monday 29th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 117cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 18 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 112cm observed on 16 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.