Zao Now: Tuesday 30th December 2025
- Dec 30, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 122cm
Posted on Tuesday 30th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
We had some snowfall overnight but it is a very mild morning (for us anyway). The temperature is -1C. The snow is a bit slushy. There is cloud cover and limited visibility up higher up but it seems to be clearing somewhat.
Hopefully we are going to be getting some snow over the next few days.
Those snow depth numbers are still really low.
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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: 50cm
Chuo area: 50cm
Paradise area: 50cm
Summit area: 50cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Tuesday 30th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 122cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 19 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 117cm observed on 17 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.