Zao Now: Wednesday 6th December 2017
- Dec 6, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 5, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 72cm
Posted on Wednesday 6th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Light snow is falling as I write this and there's another 2cm on the ground at base to report. It is a cold -3C here at the moment and -11C up on the top area of the resort.
Not enough snow to change resort opening status so we wait for more snow to come. Perhaps around Friday and then the most promising cold front looks due to hit us around Monday. That could be a big one.
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Wednesday 6th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 72cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 6cm observed on 3 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.