Zao Now: Wednesday 8th January 2025
- Jan 8, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 20cm
Snowfall at base this season 223cm
Posted on Wednesday 8th January 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning from Zao.
We enjoyed some good snowfall yesterday. About 10cm within an hour starting around 7pm. The snow lightened but kept falling and we are expecting snow over the next few days.
It is a foggy kind of start, but visibility doesn't seem too bad.
Time to go check out the fresh snow!
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 75cm
Uwanodai area: 70cm
Utopia area: 150cm
Chuo area: 130cm
Paradise area: 140cm
Summit area: 120cm
Lifts & courses:
The ski area is open as planned
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Wednesday 8th January 2025 Total snowfall at base 223cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 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 43cm observed on 6 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.