Zao Onsen
Yamagata (Honshu) · Japan
Famous for 'juhyo' (snow monster) ice-encrusted trees
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Lean10-day forecast
0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast
Thu
0019° · 6k
Fri
0022° · 5k
Sat
0021° · 7k
Sun
0015° · 21k
Mon
0018° · 18k
Tue
0019° · 9k
Wed
0022° · 6k
Thu
0022° · 4k
Fri
0018° · 8k
Sat
0015° · 10k
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: Thursday, Jul 9 — Lean (0).
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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