Zao japan
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Zao Japan.
Zao Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Japanese ski resort Zao lies at 1661 metres altitude in the Yamagata region of the Japanese ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Zao ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Zao snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Zao (Japan) is Sendai at a distance of ?km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Zao ski season runs from December to May.
SNO-man says
One of Japan's most famous resorts, based on the lovely old spa-town of Zao. Beautiful scenery and friendly skiing with a traditional feel and atmosphere.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Zao Japan
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 33 runs 25km |
55% |
Advanced Trails
 22 runs 16km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
8% |
Zao Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | ? - ? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Zao Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 44km |
| total length of Zao trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Zao ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1661m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 780m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 780m |
| centre of Zao ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 881m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 881m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Zao
Skiing Zao you'll enjoy 60 pistes and trails and that means approximately 44km of ski runs. Zao lifts number 42 with the capacity to uplift 54084 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Japanese ski resort of Zao is over 6km long.
Zao Ski Area
Zao ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 55% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Zao piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 38%. You can ski Zao after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Zao for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Zao
If you snowboard Zao you'll want to know that, of the 42 ski lifts in total, 0 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Zao snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Zao snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Zao for snowboarding gets 1 stars out of 5 overall
Zao Apres Ski
The apres ski Zao scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Japanese Pottery Shops, Onsen Baths, Ski Jumps ( 2).
Zao for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Zao Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Zao resort - ski Zao by any other name
The Japanese ski resort of Zao ski resort is also known as Mount Jizo and has the following common misspellings:
Zao ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Zao ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Zao ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Zao for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall