Zao Now: Sunday 5th January 2025
- Jan 5, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 203cm
Posted on Sunday 5th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
A slight dusting overnight and a fine start to this Sunday morning.
Early morning clouds have been parting but they may be back later on in the day.
Some regular snowfall appears to be forecast from around Tuesday onwards.
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 Sunday 5th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 203cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 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 23cm 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.