Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 26cm Snowfall at base this season 422cm Posted on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Some good snowfall to report this morning with lots more on the way this week and at least to the beginning of next week. That's if the forecasts are good. This morning visibility is ok and not much falling right now, but more serious stuff due later on. The next few reports at least should bring further decent numbers as the mountain gets a good refresh. Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu which is normally closed on weekdays) - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 160cm - Chuo area: 160cm - Utopia area: 160cm - Uwanodai area: 95cm - Oomori area: 100cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 422cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 38 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 163cm observed on 14 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 11cm Snowfall at base this season 396cm Posted on Monday 22nd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. A layer of fresh snow to report at base this morning... slightly over 10cm. It's a cold start to the day too with the top station reporting a temperature of -14C. The snow conditions should be good, especially if there's more fresh up on the mountain. A more full-on prolonged dump of light snow would be welcome and this week should be bringing just that. Heavy snow at times along with strong winds likely through the week, starting tomorrow. Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu which is normally closed on weekdays) - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 150cm - Chuo area: 150cm - Utopia area: 160cm - Uwanodai area: 90cm - Oomori area: 90cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Monday 22nd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 396cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 37 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 137cm observed on 13 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 12cm Snowfall at base this season 385cm Posted on Thursday 18th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. About 10cm of fresh snow to report this morning which is welcome though right now it's just cloudy. Take a look at the forecast - decent snow due early next week. From today a FIS Women's World Cup event will be held at the ski jump hill in Zao. Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu, which is rested on normal weekdays) - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 150cm - Chuo area: 150cm - Utopia area: 160cm - Uwanodai area: 90cm - Oomori area: 90cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 18th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 385cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 36 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 126cm observed on 12 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 5cm Snowfall at base this season 373cm Posted on Tuesday 16th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. A bit of fresh snow on the ground this morning and more sunshine to start the day off. It should be a good morning. Rain seems to be looming on forecasts for tomorrow as temperatures get rather mild over the next few days. If we can't avoid that, at least perhaps we can avoid it in higher elevations. There's not much in terms of snow on the forecast beyond tomorrow and into the weekend, so another refresh would always be welcome Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating (apart from Karamatsu, which is rested on normal weekdays) - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 150cm - Chuo area: 150cm - Utopia area: 165cm - Uwanodai area: 90cm - Oomori area: 95cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Tuesday 16th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 373cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 35 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 114cm observed on 11 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 368cm Posted on Sunday 14th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Earlier light snow eased off as of 9am and it is mostly cloudy but visibility looks pretty decent at the moment. Update on the forecast is for the next decent snow to be with us here in Zao on Wednesday. Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 150cm - Chuo area: 150cm - Utopia area: 165cm - Uwanodai area: 90cm - Oomori area: 95cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 14th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 368cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 34 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 109cm observed on 10 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 2cm Snowfall at base this season 366cm Posted on Friday 12th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Not much snow to report since yesterday. The clouds have (for the most part) cleared and we are being treated to some lovely sunny weather this morning in Zao. Beautiful scenery to enjoy today - not something we have been able to see too much of recently so far. There's not much snow on the forecast until Tuesday now so we might be able to get more of that sunshine. Let's enjoy it while we can. All course areas open; all lifts apart from the Karamatsu pair moving. Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 12th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 366cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 33 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 107cm observed on 9 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 22cm Snowfall at base this season 364cm Posted on Thursday 11th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Light snow falling as I write the report this morning and over 20cm to report as it continues to build up. Renewed conditions should be good again today, though visibility is limited again. Hopefully more snow through the day today and tonight too. It is expected to ease off somewhat by tomorrow. Lifts and course info: - All lifts operating at time of report apart from Karamatsu pair (closed on weekdays) and Zao Paradise Number 3 lift - All areas open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 135cm - Paradise area: 150cm - Chuo area: 150cm - Utopia area: 165cm - Uwanodai area: 90cm - Oomori area: 90cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 11th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 364cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 32 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 105cm observed on 8 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 34cm Snowfall at base this season 342cm Posted on Wednesday 10th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. And this morning I have some decent snowfall to report. Heavy snowfall which is great to see, 34cm of it in fact. Seems odd that the resort isn't increasing their snow depths, but perhaps they're compensating for 'lost' snow in recent days. Whatever, lots of fresh snow and conditions should be really good this morning in contrast to yesterday - even with the reduced visibility - and hopefully covering up what were icy conditions. The resort appears to be opening as planned. Are you brave enough? ;) Lifts and courses: - All lifts operating at time of report apart from Karamatsu pair (closed on weekdays). Official snow depths: - Summit area: 125cm - Paradise area: 140cm - Chuo area: 140cm - Utopia area: 150cm - Uwanodai area: 85cm - Oomori area: 85cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 10th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 342cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 31 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 34cm (on 10th January) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 83cm observed on 7 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 3cm Snowfall at base this season 308cm Posted on Sunday 7th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Yesterday was busy, busy out there and we can expect more of that today on this long January weekend. A bit more snow to report and everywhere expected to be open today to satisfy the crowds. As with other regions of Japan, it seems tomorrow is going to be unseasonably mild and might well bring with it... rain. But beyond that - and hopefully quickly - snow is due on Tuesday and Wednesday. We'll have to see how that turns out. Tomorrow is the last day of the long weekend of course, so expect things to quieten down a bit from the afternoon. Lifts and courses: - All lifts operating Official snow depths: - Summit area: 120cm - Paradise area: 140cm - Chuo area: 140cm - Utopia area: 150cm - Uwanodai area: 85cm - Oomori area: 90cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Sunday 7th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 308cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 30 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 49cm observed on 6 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 17cm Snowfall at base this season 305cm Posted on Friday 5th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. Some decent snowfall to report this morning so things should be fresh and fluffy out there. It's generally cloudy this morning but decent visibility. Should be a good one. Feels like it might actually clear up further. Perhaps some more snowfall tomorrow - though not major - with the next decent snow due Tuesday onwards. Long weekend coming up. Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Friday 5th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 305cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 29 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 46cm observed on 5 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 4cm Snowfall at base this season 288cm Posted on Thursday 4th January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Morning from Zao. A few cm of good quality light snow on the ground on this cold morning. Snow falling now with limited visibility in places, but it doesn't look like there should be much so conditions out on the slopes should be very good. Fewer people expected today as the New Year holidays come to an end though next Monday is a national holiday in Japan so we have another "long weekend" coming up... expect Zao to be busy. Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Thursday 4th January 2018 Total snowfall at base 288cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 28 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 29cm observed on 4 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao region of Yamagata New snowfall at base 23cm Snowfall at base this season 284cm Posted on Wednesday 3rd January 2018 This is an archived report. The latest Zao Now report can be found here . Good morning from Zao. Yesterday afternoon turned out to be lovely with blue skies and good visibility. The snow clouds moved back over the area though and this morning there is over 20cm of fresh snowfall to report from base. I'm a bit surprised to see how little the official snow depths have increased (see below), but there you go... All of the lifts and courses are open. Poor visibility and wind means you need to go out prepared. And take extra care too. Things should be calmer tomorrow followed by less snowy days on the forecast. So basically, the more the better during the day today. Lifts and courses: - All open Official snow depths: - Summit area: 105cm - Paradise area: 140cm - Chuo area: 140cm - Utopia area: 145cm - Uwanodai area: 80cm - Oomori area: 80cm Zao Now 2017-2018 season Data as of Wednesday 3rd January 2018 Total snowfall at base 284cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 27 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 32cm (on 25th November and 28th December) November 2017 snowfall 66cm observed on 5 days December 2017 snowfall 193cm observed on 19 days January 2018 snowfall 25cm observed on 3 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com