Zao Now: Thursday 6th March 2025
- Mar 6, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 1cm
Snowfall at base this season 596cm
Posted on Thursday 6th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Zao.
Yesterday we had quite a bit of fog all day. Around 8pm large flakes started to fall.
Some wet snow falling right now and it is still quite foggy.
Top section of the Zao Ropeway appears to be on hold.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 95cm
Uwanodai area: 150cm
Utopia area: 260cm
Chuo area: 250cm
Paradise area: 250cm
Summit area: 255cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Thursday 6th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 596cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 69 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 6th February) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 162cm observed on 20 days January 2025 snowfall 191cm observed on 19 days February 2025 snowfall 211cm observed on 22 days March 2025 snowfall 14cm 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.