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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Lotte Arai Resort at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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18 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -1 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -4 |
-16 | -15 | -8 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -15 | -20 | -16 | -8 | -9 | |
97 | 97 | 92 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 82 | 66 | 47 | |
300 | 0 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 250 | 450 | 0 | 450 | 600 | 150 | 900 | 850 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
12 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
1 hour ago
Light rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
12 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
8 hours agoLight rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Kanayasan
14 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
11 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Lotte Arai Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 45 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Lotte Arai Resort Forecast Snowfall
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 1280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Lotte Arai Resort. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Resort name is also written as ARAI Mountain and Spa.
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
Overall 3.4 Based on 6 votes and 4 reviews
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- Al Cochrane from Australia writes:
Hit this joint in January 2018 when it was 1 month old. As expected, all the infrastructure was brand spanking. Resort and on-mountain eating are very upmarket. Our one day there was sent from the heavens: deep, deep powder and bluebird for most of the day. Words cannot do the day justice; probably the best single day's skiing of my life and I've been skiing since 1969!! Wow!! Just wow!!
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
Al Cochrane from Australia writes:
Hit this joint in January 2018 when it was 1 month old. As expected, all the infrastructure was brand spanking. Resort and on-mountain eating are very upmarket. Our one day there was sent from the heavens: deep, deep powder and bluebird for most of the day. Words cannot do the day justice; probably the best single day's skiing of my life and I've been skiing since 1969!! Wow!! Just wow!!
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