Zao Now: Saturday 9th December 2017
- Dec 9, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 5, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 83cm
Posted on Saturday 9th December 2017 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
Morning all.
Quick report this morning as I need to dash off to deal with a bit of an emergency!
Fine day yesterday. Sunshine. Opening of new Lawson convenience store (big news in a little village).
A cold morning this morning and very cloudy conditions and snow at times. Snow is forecast for this morning.
Looks like the resort plans to open up a bit more... namely the Uwanodai area.
More info tomorrow.
Zao Now 2017-2018 season |
Data as of Saturday 9th December 2017 Total snowfall at base 83cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 11 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 17cm 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.