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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Lotte Arai Resort at 329 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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11 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | |
max °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
min °C | 8 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -5 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
7 | 5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -3 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | |
98 | 97 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 93 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 75 | 66 | 81 | 84 | 95 | 96 | 87 | |
2150 | 1250 | 1100 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 600 | 800 | 0 | 1400 | 1650 | 1250 | 1000 | 850 | 250 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 31.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 23.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
39 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
24 hours ago
It is raining moderately in Tsugaike Kogen. No wind today. Freeze-thaw conditions. A dusting of new snow. The majority of lifts are open. from Tsugaike Kogen
47 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
25 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Hakuba 47. from Hakuba 47
10 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
25 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Seki Onsen. from Seki Onsen
26 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
25 hours agoSnow falling heavily above Nozawa Onsen. from Nozawa Onsen
19 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
27 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
Lotte Arai Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 329 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Lotte Arai Resort. 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 ARAI Mountain and Spa.
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
Overall 3.4 Based on 6 votes and 4 reviews
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- mag from United States writes:
This place is to reopen Dec 2017. There is Shin-kansen bullet train and it takes 2 hours from Tokyo.
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
mag from United States writes:
This place is to reopen Dec 2017. There is Shin-kansen bullet train and it takes 2 hours from Tokyo.
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