Zao Now: Saturday 8th March 2025
- Mar 8, 2025
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 5cm
Snowfall at base this season 605cm
Posted on Saturday 8th March 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Nice conditions yesterday though visibility wasn't too good.
This morning it is an overcast start with the shape of the sun visibility though the cloud, and visibility generally looks good.
Clearer skies are expected tomorrow and probably Monday, too.
The ski area is opening as planned this morning.
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 Saturday 8th March 2025 Total snowfall at base 605cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 71 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 23cm 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.