Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date. The Open-Meteo forecast for the next 3 days: 1.6 in of snow, highs of 31–35°F.
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Forecast: Open-Meteo · updated 2:05 am GMT+9. Inches. Estimates.
Summit, mid and base snow for each day, plus the freezing level.
See snow by elevation with ProSnow numbers come from public forecasts and snowpack stations, not the resort’s own report. For the resort’s snow report and open terrain, see the official site.
Forecast from Open-Meteo, updated 2:05 AM GMT+9.
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Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date.
Lifts, hours and tickets: official site.
Runs by difficulty: 12 easier, 3 more difficult, 2 most difficult.
Official site for lifts, hours and tickets.
Weather outside the US and Canada comes from public forecast models (Open-Meteo). Shown in °F and inches. Mountain data: OpenStreetMap.
Zao Onsen hasn't announced an opening date yet.
Forecast from Open-Meteo, updated 2:05 AM GMT+9. Today: snow, high 31°, low 28°, 1.6 in of snow; Sun: partly cloudy, high 35°, low 29°, 0 in of snow; Mon: mixed, high 35°, low 31°, 0 in of snow. The rest of the week is in the Stoke app.
The Open-Meteo forecast has 1.6 in of snow at Zao Onsen over the next 3 days (updated 2:05 AM GMT+9).
Zao Onsen is on the Ikon Pass for 2026–27, per the official pass sites. Some partners limit days, so check your pass.
Summit 5,448 ft, base 2,599 ft, vertical 2,849 ft, mapped runs 17, mapped lifts 35. Mapped runs by difficulty: 12 easier, 3 more difficult, 2 most difficult. From OpenStreetMap map data.
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