Zao Onsen
Yamagata (Honshu) · Japan
Zao Onsen is a ski resort in Yamagata (Honshu), Japan. It averages around 700 cm of snow a season on a Honshu, very cold snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Mar.
Famous for 'juhyo' (snow monster) ice-encrusted trees
10-day forecast
0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Tuesday, Oct 13 — Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 1,620 m
- Base
- 750 m
- Vertical
- 870 m
- Terrain
- Large multi-zone area
- Avg annual snow
- 700 cm
- Typical season
- Dec-Mar
- Snow climate
- Honshu, very cold
- Type
- Lift-served
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