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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #297
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 15 January 2026: California nears full opening after seven-foot storms, while Rockies and Northeast enjoy long-awaited midwinter snow.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 15 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
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max °C | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -11 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 |
-16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -23 | -22 | |
95 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 87 | 89 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:32 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).
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Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
4 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
2 hours ago
Freezing rain reported from Kutchan at 179 metres elevation only 4 kms E of Niseko Hanazono Resort but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Niseko Hanazono Resort
41 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
2 hours agoFreezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 310 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 120 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 45 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (7) / good piste (7)
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Week 3 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | 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 71 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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