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Yamagata Zao Onsen at 1661 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 21 Jul 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 98.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | some clouds | t-storm risk | some clouds | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | some clouds | mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | light rain | |
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mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 3 |
max °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
min °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
chill °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Humid % | 91 | 88 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 78 | 79 | 95 | 88 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Freeze m | 5250 | 5250 | 5300 | 5200 | 5100 | 5150 | 5100 | 5200 | 5050 | 4900 | 5000 | 4850 | 4700 | 4750 | 4700 | 4600 | 4500 | 4550 |
 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Overall 3.3 Based on 14 votes and 2 reviews
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- Tony Brown from Australia writes:
I have skied at Zao 5~6 times since 1984. It is a resort with a great traditional village atmosphere, hot springs and skiing for everyone. The snow monsters look fantastic, however opportunities for skiing amongst them are for advanced skiers only. Most people just stick to the groomed runs. The thing I like most is the ski-in ski-out accommodation options and proximity of the whole village to the lifts. The only draw back is the toll road costs from Yamagata, but if staying at Zao you only pay once. The other negative is that there is a bit of a traverse between some lifts but this is only a minor gripe and won't trouble good skiers. The big bonus is the snow quality, varied terrain and different aspects offering sheltered runs depending on wind direction. The government run Minshiku Ryuzanso is only 50m from the Chuo (middle) gondola and at 8,000 yen per night including 2 meals can't be beat. It also has its own onsen. The manager Furukawa san is still there (2008) and very helpful for foreigners. Highly recommended.
Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Tony Brown from Australia writes:
I have skied at Zao 5~6 times since 1984. It is a resort with a great traditional village atmosphere, hot springs and skiing for everyone. The snow monsters look fantastic, however opportunities for skiing amongst them are for advanced skiers only. Most people just stick to the groomed runs. The thing I like most is the ski-in ski-out accommodation options and proximity of the whole village to the lifts. The only draw back is the toll road costs from Yamagata, but if staying at Zao you only pay once. The other negative is that there is a bit of a traverse between some lifts but this is only a minor gripe and won't trouble good skiers. The big bonus is the snow quality, varied terrain and different aspects offering sheltered runs depending on wind direction. The government run Minshiku Ryuzanso is only 50m from the Chuo (middle) gondola and at 8,000 yen per night including 2 meals can't be beat. It also has its own onsen. The manager Furukawa san is still there (2008) and very helpful for foreigners. Highly recommended.
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