Zao Now: Monday 31st March 2025
- Mar 31, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 646cm
Posted on Monday 31st March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Some more fresh snow and while it is just cloudy now, there's a chance of more fresh snow over the next few days.
Now that more ski lifts/runs are now closed, I have adjusted the list below. It will be checked and updated with each report posted over the next month.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 75cm
Uwanodai area: 125cm
Utopia area: 195cm
Chuo area: 200cm
Paradise area: 200cm
Summit area: 210cm
The following lifts remain open (as per official site):
Zao Ropeway
Zao Chuo Ropeway
Sky Cable
Onsen Number 1 pair
Mikaeri pair
Chuo Number 1 pair
Chuo Number 2 pair
Utopia Number 2 pair
Yokokura Number 1 pair A
Omori quad
Kurohime Number 1 quad
The following ski runs are no longer available (as per official site):
Ryuzan
Sunrise
Shobunuma
Renraku
Diamonod valley
Nakamori
Planned closing date (subject to change)
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Monday 31st March 2025 Total snowfall at base 646cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 79 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 6th February) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 191cm observed on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 211cm observed on 22 days March 2025 snowfall 64cm observed on 14 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.