The ski and snowboard season is now over in Zao with yesterday being the last day of the season. Of course, the Ropeways don't get much rest in Zao and we are quickly into the Green Season for tourists. In fact Zao Ropeway is still operating this morning, though the ski season is officially over.

Maintenance on the Ropeways planned as below:

Zao Chuo Ropeway - closed from today until Thursday 12th May
Zao Sky Cable - closed from today until Friday 27th May.
Zao Ropeway - closed from Friday 13th May until Thursday 19th May.

I hope you enjoyed reading the reports this season. It certainly wasn't a normal one with all that happened from March 11th onwards of course. Thoughts remain very much with the many people still living with the aftermath of those events on the east coast of Tohoku.

As for Zao, life is pretty much back to normal now and everyone is hoping for a good summer season. It is beautiful and cool here, so I hope to see people out and about.

Sometime summer report aside, these Zao Now reports will be back to this section of the site as we get into the autumn months and the 2011/2012 snow season approaches.

All the best for the summer months.