Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow Forecast (mid mountain)

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Yamagata Zao Onsen at 1220 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 08 Feb 2026

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	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	2	2	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	8	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-12	-10	-9	-5	-1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-4	-7	-7	-5	-6	-6	-6
min °C	-12	-14	-13	-12	-9	-8	-3	-2	-2	-2	-3	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-8
chill °C	-21	-27	-26	-26	-23	-20	-10	-9	-11	-10	-10	-17	-18	-18	-16	-16	-15	-19
Humid %	90	85	96	96	93	94	44	38	50	98	98	88	94	91	94	87	89	92
Freeze m	0	0	0	0	150	0	650	1050	900	800	800	400	300	400	300	400	550	300

	6:37	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:31	—	—
	—	5:07	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09	—	—	5:10	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Mon night).

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu night).

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Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:	180 cm
Bottom snow depth:	75 cm
Fresh snowfall depth:	1.0 cm
Last snowfall:	7 Feb 2026
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)

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Week 2 of February has on average:

1.5	Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.4	Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.8	Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.

Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow History

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After the Sapporo olympics of 1972, Japan invested wildly in ski resorts but a combination of economic stagnation, declining population and a strong currency took their toll and the bubble burst. Hundreds of ski resorts were subsequently abandoned and the majority that survived (still about 600) haven't generally made enough money to reinvest. Old lifts and tired buildings are still widespread at many resorts but those are the only negatives in a country where so much scores so highly. The Japa

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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)

The above table gives the weather forecast for Yamagata Zao Onsen at the specific elevation of 1220 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yamagata Zao Onsen. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.

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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen

Overall 3.3 Based on 14 votes and 2 reviews

Snowsure 3.4
Variety of pistes 3.7
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Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.

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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen

Overall: 3.3 Based on 14 votes and 2 reviews

Snowsure 3.4
Variety of pistes 3.7
Off-piste 3.5
Scenery 4.0
Apres-Ski 2.9

Diane and Morris from Australia writes:

We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.

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Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)
Top Lift:	1.8 m	-15
Middle Lift:		-12
Bottom Lift:	0.8 m	-8

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