There was some new snow during the night but more like adding to the ambience of a rotenburo (outdoor bath) - the slopes are not recording any new depths.

The weather forecast is saying bright spells and that might well be the case during the day as currently it is bright out there with fog/mist coming and going. Snow is lovely and sparkly.

All slopes are open bar the Ryuzan (far left) and adjoining Karamatsu lift from the bottom car park; Kotan slope next to Paradise (so still a sliding walk is needed if coming from the Chuo area).

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All lifts scheduled to be operating apart from:

- Ryuzan pair
- Karamatsu pair
- Paradise Number 3 pair

All areas open apart from:

- Ryuzan
- Kotan

Official snow depths (as reported by the ski area):

- Summit area: 85cm
- Paradise area: 85cm
- Chuo area: 100cm
- Utopia area: 80cm
- Uwanodai area: 70cm
- Omori area: 60cm
- Kurohime: 85cm


Floodlit night skiing:

Uwanodai area:

- 26th December 2020 until 6th March 2021 (daily)
- 13th, 19th, 20th March 2021

Yokokura area:

- 26th December 2020 until 3rd January 2021 (daily)
- 8th January until 6th March 2021 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays)

'Light Up' Ropeway operations:

The Zao Ropeway opens in the evenings on the below dates for 'Light Up' sightseeing purposes - to go and see the Juhyo monsters (not for skiing or boarding) on the following upcoming dates:

- 26th December 2020 until 3rd January 2021 (daily)
- Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in January 2021
- 27th, 28th January 2021
- Every day in February 2021 except Tuesdays

Note: there is an extra charge for this night time Ropeway operation.