Zao Now: Thursday 4th December 2025
- Dec 4, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 23cm
Snowfall at base this season 28cm
Posted on Thursday 4th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
I have fresh snow to report this morning as the planned opening of the ski area approaches.
23cm, too, more or less in places. This snow started yesterday evening and there was 5cm by 10pm.
It is currently cloudy with light snow and a moderate blowy wind.
Not long now with the ski area aiming to open next weekend. After more snow due through tomorrow, clearer skies are forecast over the weekend.
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Thursday 4th December 2025 Total snowfall at base 28cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 3 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 23cm (on 4th December) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 23cm observed on 1 day |
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.