Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #335
Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 8 October 2026: 26-27 season underway in Finland and Sweden; two weekend snowparks open in US, more glaciers open in The Alps.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 08 Oct 2026
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clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
max °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
min °C | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
chill °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Humid % | 76 | 78 | 80 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 56 | 65 | 85 | 48 | 56 | 86 | 79 | 79 | 90 |
Freeze m | 2850 | 3150 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3400 | 3300 | 3250 | 3400 | 3300 | 3400 | 3400 | 3200 | 3350 | 3100 |
 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
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Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of October has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | 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 Niseko Grand Hirafu at the specific elevation of 706 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Niseko Grand Hirafu. 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 Niseko Hirafu.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Overall 3.9 Based on 81 votes and 120 reviews
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- Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
Visitor Reviews of Niseko Grand Hirafu
Nigel Wright from Australia writes:
Definitely spring skiing conditions now. Only top skiing well atm, but that's becoming heavier too. Freeze thaw, but hey it's still fun and besides, think of all of the many worse things that you could be doing.
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