Zao Now: Friday 5th January 2018
- Jan 5, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 17cm
Snowfall at base this season 305cm
Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Some decent snowfall to report this morning so things should be fresh and fluffy out there.
It's generally cloudy this morning but decent visibility. Should be a good one. Feels like it might actually clear up further.
Perhaps some more snowfall tomorrow - though not major - with the next decent snow due Tuesday onwards.
Long weekend coming up.
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 305cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 46cm observed on 5 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.