Zao Now: Tuesday 30th January 2018
- Jan 30, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 13cm
Snowfall at base this season 533cm
Posted on Tuesday 30th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
More snow again this morning - over 10cm - with light snow falling early morning and not much wind. It should be a fine morning out there.
The snow clouds might remain over us until tomorrow with clearer conditions currently expected Thursday and Friday. More decent snowfall as we enter the weekend perhaps?
Lifts and course info:
- All lifts appear to be opening as scheduled
- Note: the Karamatsu pair lift usually only operates on weekends
- All areas open
Official snow depths:
- Summit area: 165cm
- Paradise area: 200cm
- Chuo area: 200cm
- Utopia area: 240cm
- Uwanodai area: 120cm
- Oomori area: 145cm
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Tuesday 30th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 533cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 44 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 274cm observed on 20 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.