Zao Now: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 261cm
Posted on Tuesday 2nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Just another slight dusting of snow this cloudy morning. Early this morning the webcams show very limited visibility on the mountain though perhaps that will clear up before the lifts open.
Lots of people still around for the New Year of course. All of the lifts are operating with all courses at Zao Onsen open.
I'd like to see some decent fresh snow fall and a look at the forecast shows that we can possibly expect some of that tonight and tomorrow. Onegai shimasu!
Lifts and courses:
- All open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 105cm
- Paradise area: 130cm
- Chuo area: 130cm
- Utopia area: 135cm
- Uwanodai area: 75cm
- Oomori area: 75cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 2nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 261cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 2cm observed on 2 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.