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Weekly Snow News for North America, updated December 3, 2025: Season start remains challenging with light snowfall across the west; East Coast leads with deeper bases.
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Hakuba Minekata at 945 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 03 Dec 2025
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mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | clear | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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6 | 24 | 3 | — | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
max °C | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
min °C | -2 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
-6 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -5 | -6 | -6 | 1 | -1 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | |
89 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 87 | 95 | 90 | 72 | 46 | 66 | 45 | 78 | 86 | 65 | 57 | 80 | 93 | |
1150 | 150 | 150 | 450 | 450 | 600 | 750 | 0 | 1150 | 1600 | 550 | 1550 | 1700 | 1450 | 1750 | 1750 | 1100 | |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Hakuba Minekata:
27 km away from Hakuba Minekata
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Moderate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 9 kms SSE of Iizuna Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Resort
27 km away from Hakuba Minekata
4 hours agoRain and snow or hail reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 9 kms SSE of Iizuna Resort but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Iizuna Resort
4 km away from Hakuba Minekata
9 hours ago
It is snowing steadily on the slopes above Hakuba Goryu. from Hakuba Goryu
Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Nov 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of December has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 945 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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