Zao Now: Thursday 3rd May 2018
- May 3, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 0cm
Snowfall at base this season 765cm
Posted on Thursday 3rd May 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
That's it folks!
Yesterday (2nd May) ended up being the last day of the ski season here in Zao Onsen.
There just wasn't enough snow left up there on Chuo to continue on until Sunday as planned.
(Today isn't very nice anyway with very poor visibility and rain too).
The Ropeways continue to be open of course (they are all year) but it is for sightseeing - not for skiing and boarding.
In the meantime, thank you for reading!
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Thursday 3rd May 2018 Total snowfall at base 765cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 66 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 42cm (on 12th February) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 275cm observed on 21 days February 2018 snowfall 195cm observed on 15 days March 2018 snowfall 24cm observed on 5 days April 2018 snowfall 12cm observed on 1 day May 2018 snowfall 0cm |
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.