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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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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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max °C | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -7 | -5 | -6 |
-14 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -20 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -12 | -10 | -14 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
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 | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:17 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning).
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Latest snow reports near Niseko Grand Hirafu:
4 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
1 hour 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
1 hour agoContinuous light snow reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama Ski Resort from Otaru Tenguyama
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: | 235 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 65 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 39 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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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:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | 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.
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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.
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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.
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