Poor visibility this Saturday morning and it's not set to improve really with fresh snowfall due; which is good of course.

More lifts and courses are opening up at Zao Onsen from this morning. It's good to see Kurobishi quad moving - I like parking there as it is usually quieter and the lift itself if fast!

The forecast is looking pretty good at the moment for the upcoming week with regular snowfall due.

Hopefully almost all of the mountain can be open by next weekend.

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Operating lifts:
- Chuo Number 1 pair
- Chuo Number 2 pair
- Zao Paradise Pair AB
- Shobunuma Number 2 pair
- Katakai triple
- Mikaeri pair
- Utopia Number 2 pair
- Astraea Number 3 pair
- Kurobishi Number 1 quad
- Onsen Number 1 pair
- Onsen Number 2 quad
- Yokokura Number 1 pair A
- Zao Ropeway
- Zao Chuo Ropeway
- Sky Cable

Official snow depths:

- Summit area: 60cm
- Paradise area: 60cm
- Chuo area: 60cm
- Utopia area: 75cm
- Uwanodai area: 45cm
- Oomori area: 35cm

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Zao Onsen forecast:

Zao Onsen 6-day snow and weather forecast

Floodlit night skiing for the 2017-2018 season is planned as follows:

In the Uwanodai area:
Daily from Saturday 23rd December 2017 until Sunday 4th March 2018
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from Friday 9th March until Sunday 18th March 2018.

In the Yokokura area:
Daily from Saturday 23rd December 2017 until Monday 8th January 2018
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from Friday 12th January until Sunday 18th February 2018.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only from Friday 2nd March until Sunday 11th March 2018.

Night time 'light up' sightseeing ropeway is planned for the following dates:

December 2017: 23rd-24th, 29th-31st
January 2018: 1st-7th, 13th-14th, 20th-21st, 27th-31st
February 2018: every day
March 2018: 1st-4th