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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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Horotachi at 258 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -9 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -10 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -15 | -11 | -7 | -11 |
-17 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -15 | |
88 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 97 | 90 | 76 | 94 | 95 | 88 | 83 | 93 | 88 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 96 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Horotachi:
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Freezing rain reported from Asahikawa at 240 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Santa Present Park but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Santa Present Park
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5 hours agoContinuous light snow reported from Asahikawa at 240 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Santa Present Park Ski Resort from Santa Present Park
Horotachi Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (7) / good piste (7)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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4.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (7) / good piste (7)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Horotachi at the specific elevation of 258 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Horotachi. 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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