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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Niseko Grand Hirafu at 706 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Dec 2025
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clear | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. rain | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
— | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | |
max °C | -2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 |
min °C | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
-9 | -8 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -20 | |
66 | 81 | 98 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 81 | 85 | 59 | 53 | 73 | 99 | 99 | 94 | |
0 | 350 | 1050 | 1300 | 1550 | 1850 | 1750 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1250 | 1600 | 0 | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild at first with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13.0mm) heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
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4 km away from Niseko Grand Hirafu
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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
Niseko Grand Hirafu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 185 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 60 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (6) / good piste (6)
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Week 3 of December has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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4.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | 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.
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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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