Zao Now: Monday 9th December 2024
- Dec 9, 2024
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 66cm
Posted on Monday 9th December 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here.
As I updated yesterday, the Chuo area has remained open this morning, so it looks like the 'pre-open' was a 'proper open'! The official site is showing Utopia also open this morning...
Snowing lightly at the moment with a fog coming down to base.
Forecasts how regular snowfall across the coming week. Great to see.
Ski lifts operating (planned):
Chuo Number 1 pair (via Zao Chuo Ropeway)
Ski runs open (planned):
Chuo
Utopia (* actually unconfirmed, conflicting information)
Official snow depth (reported by ski area):
Yokokura area: 25cm
Uwanodai area: 15cm
Utopia area: 70cm
Chuo area: 40cm
Paradise area: 30cm
Summit area: 55cm
Zao Now 2024-2025 season |
Data as of Monday 9th December 2024 Total snowfall at base 66cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 9 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 21cm (on 6th December) November 2024 snowfall 18cm observed on 4 days December 2024 snowfall 48cm 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.