Zao Now: Saturday 7th February 2026
- Feb 7
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 12cm
Snowfall at base this season 369cm
Posted on Saturday 7th February 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
The ski area is reporting 20cm from up on the mountain and there's more than 10cm by base.
Snow is falling and it is quite windy this morning, but all lifts appear to be opening as planned.
Visibility limited especially higher up.
Hopefully some heavy snow coming tomorrow. A good dump would be most welcome.
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Ski lifts:
All scheduled to be operating (apart from Yokokura Number 2); see above about electric outage
Ski runs:
All open
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 70cm
Uwanodai area: 80cm
Utopia area: 175cm
Chuo area: 175cm
Paradise area: 180cm
Summit area: 135cm
More information about the ski area: Zao Onsen
Zao Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 7th February 2026 Total snowfall at base 369cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 48 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 24cm (on 12th January) November 2025 snowfall 5cm observed on 2 days December 2025 snowfall 120cm observed on 18 days January 2026 snowfall 199cm observed on 23 days February 2026 snowfall 45cm 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.