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Zao Liza World at 1700 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 17 Jan 2026
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max °C | -3 | -4 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 |
min °C | -3 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
-13 | -19 | -24 | -23 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -12 | -25 | -31 | -32 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -32 | |
53 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 91 | 88 | 77 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 96 | |
1200 | 1050 | 150 | 200 | 400 | 0 | 650 | 1000 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed night).
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Heavy snow is falling at Yamagata Zao Onsen. from Yamagata Zao Onsen
Zao Liza World Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Liza World at the specific elevation of 1700 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Liza World. 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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