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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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Zao Liza World at 1100 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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max °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
-19 | -21 | -20 | -14 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -12 | -12 | |
92 | 93 | 96 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 98 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 48 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 100 | 400 | 100 | 450 | 400 | 0 | 650 | 100 | 0 | 350 | 500 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
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Zao Liza World Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 13 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Liza World at the specific elevation of 1100 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Liza World. 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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