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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Appi Kogen at 1023 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 17 Dec 2025
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -6 | -7 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -5 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 |
-14 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -6 | |
96 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 88 | 84 | 32 | 68 | 89 | 93 | 72 | 96 | 91 | 79 | 66 | 60 | |
0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 650 | 1200 | 2250 | 2100 | 2100 | 2250 | 2650 | 1950 | 550 | 350 | 450 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).
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37 km away from Appi Kogen
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Freezing rain reported from Morioka at 241 metres elevation 8 kms ENE of Morioka Highland but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Morioka Highland
37 km away from Appi Kogen
7 hours agoRain and snow or hail reported from Morioka at 241 metres elevation 8 kms ENE of Morioka Highland Ski Resort from Morioka Highland
Appi Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Appi Kogen at the specific elevation of 1023 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Appi Kogen. 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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Visitor Reviews of Appi Kogen
Overall 4.0 Based on 5 votes and 3 reviews
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- JustinR from Australia writes:
Appi Kogen, for us over the last four days, has been great. We've had some terrific powder skiing of various depths. Yesterday was knee to waist deep off the side of the piste. We stayed at this great pension called Mutti run by Kayoko, a seriously wonderful host. Lift queues didn't exist this week (Jan 13th). Give Appi a go whilst you're exploring Japanese skiing and its vast array of resorts.
Visitor Reviews of Appi Kogen
JustinR from Australia writes:
Appi Kogen, for us over the last four days, has been great. We've had some terrific powder skiing of various depths. Yesterday was knee to waist deep off the side of the piste. We stayed at this great pension called Mutti run by Kayoko, a seriously wonderful host. Lift queues didn't exist this week (Jan 13th). Give Appi a go whilst you're exploring Japanese skiing and its vast array of resorts.
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