Zao Now: Thursday 8th February 2024
- Feb 8, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 288cm
Posted on Thursday 8th February 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
Dense clouds this morning with some light snow flurries at times and a light wind.
The ski area is reporting 5cm of fresh snow.
Ski area operations:
Zao Onsen is open with just a few restrictions.
Night skiing with the Onsen Number 2 quad (8:45pm) scheduled to be operating.
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 70cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 130cm
Chuo area: 150cm
Paradise area: 150cm
Summit area: 155cm
Zao Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Thursday 8th February 2024 Total snowfall at base 288cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 39cm (on 25th January) November 2023 snowfall 32cm observed on 4 days December 2023 snowfall 66cm observed on 14 days January 2024 snowfall 176cm observed on 19 days February 2024 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.