Zao Now: Saturday 4th January 2025
- Jan 4, 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 201cm
Posted on Saturday 4th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Just a little snow to report on this cold morning.
Limited visibility yesterday and it is still quite limited this morning though not so bad on lower slopes.
Forecasts point to clear skies tomorrow morning but we'll probably be back to snow from Tuesday onwards.
Some nice night time photos to share this morning (below).
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 70cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 140cm
Chuo area: 110cm
Paradise area: 110cm
Summit area: 100cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Saturday 4th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 201cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 21cm observed on 4 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.