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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Matsudai Family Ski Area at 240 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
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2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
max °C | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -7 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
-8 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -4 | -9 | -10 | -2 | -4 | -8 | |
77 | 90 | 79 | 73 | 87 | 91 | 98 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 99 | 96 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 650 | 150 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Matsudai Family Ski Area:
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8 hours agoIt is snowing heavily in Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
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10 hours agoSnowing in Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
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Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
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12 hours agoSnow falling in Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen. from Shiga Kogen-Okushiga Kogen
Matsudai Family Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 48 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Matsudai Family Ski Area Forecast Snowfall
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Matsudai Family Ski Area at the specific elevation of 240 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Matsudai Family Ski Area. 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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