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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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Nozawa Onsen at 1108 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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max °C | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
min °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -9 |
-10 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -15 | -14 | -7 | -6 | -8 | 0 | -2 | -21 | |
94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 97 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 98 | 95 | 55 | 44 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 96 | |
250 | 200 | 0 | 150 | 400 | 0 | 400 | 700 | 0 | 850 | 500 | 0 | 250 | 950 | 0 | 1050 | 1100 | 150 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
29 km away from Nozawa Onsen
2 hours ago
Intermittent moderate snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Kanayasan
29 km away from Nozawa Onsen
3 hours agoContinuous moderate snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Kanayasan
26 km away from Nozawa Onsen
24 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Nozawa Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 125 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 45 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 56 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Nozawa Onsen Forecast Snowfall
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 1108 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Nozawa Onsen. 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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Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Overall 4.1 Based on 33 votes and 13 reviews
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- Kenneth from Australia writes:
Great skiing, and town centre. Sadly, vegan options on the ski fields are poor to non existent. You need to take your own lunch to ski. The town is too far in ski boots, and any options were sold out. Vegans beware.
Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Kenneth from Australia writes:
Great skiing, and town centre. Sadly, vegan options on the ski fields are poor to non existent. You need to take your own lunch to ski. The town is too far in ski boots, and any options were sold out. Vegans beware.
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