Lotte Arai Resort Snow Forecast (mid mountain)

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Lotte Arai Resort at 804 m altitude

Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 08 Feb 2026

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	Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	17	12	12	4	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-7	-5	-4	-3	2	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-2	-3	1	1	0
min °C	-9	-11	-10	-6	-6	-6	1	1	1	1	0	-4	-4	-4	-4	-1	0	-1
chill °C	-17	-21	-20	-15	-11	-9	-1	1	-3	-2	-3	-9	-9	-8	-8	-4	-4	-5
Humid %	96	91	89	91	83	60	53	67	67	99	99	99	86	78	64	76	84	77
Freeze m	0	0	0	0	300	0	1050	1150	1450	950	850	500	350	500	0	600	950	600

	6:43	—	—	6:43	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:37	—	—
	—	5:19	—	—	5:20	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23	—

Next 0-3 days weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Next 4-6 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:

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There is heavy snow falling in Akakura Onsen. from Akakura Onsen
12 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
2 hours ago
Continuous light snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
31 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
2 hours ago
Freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
16 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
3 hours ago
Snowing at a moderate rate in Myoko Suginohara. from Myoko Suginohara
14 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
- Japan Skier5 hours ago
Powder day!. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
14 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
- Japan Skier21 hours ago
All lifts open, perfect snow conditions. Heavy cloud, lots of snow forecast. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick

Lotte Arai Resort Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:	—
Bottom snow depth:	—
Fresh snowfall depth:	45 cm
Last snowfall:	7 Feb 2026
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

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Snow History

Week 2 of February has on average:

1.3	Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
2.7	Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.4	Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.

Lotte Arai Resort Snow History

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After the Sapporo olympics of 1972, Japan invested wildly in ski resorts but a combination of economic stagnation, declining population and a strong currency took their toll and the bubble burst. Hundreds of ski resorts were subsequently abandoned and the majority that survived (still about 600) haven't generally made enough money to reinvest. Old lifts and tired buildings are still widespread at many resorts but those are the only negatives in a country where so much scores so highly. The Japa

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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 804 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

Snowsure 4.2
Variety of pistes 3.7
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Goofy TreeHugger from China writes:
Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts. Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk. Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort. Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors. There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare. Summary: expensive but good.

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Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort

Overall: 3.4 Based on 6 votes and 4 reviews

Snowsure 4.2
Variety of pistes 3.7
Off-piste 3.0
Scenery 4.5
Apres-Ski 3.8

Goofy TreeHugger from China writes:

Visited January 2019. A major storm system moved in, we had about 1.5m of fresh powder in 2 days. Words do not do justice to the the amazing slack country available direct from the lifts.

Arai is a little low, so it can get wet at the base. But the good riding is all from the top, above a normal freeze line. I did not get into the back country due to avalanche risk.

Lotte Arai is expensive compared to Nozawa, Akakura, Madarao, Tangram etc. At 7000Yen a day including a returnable deposit, there is a big difference to the other local resorts. Facilities are amazing. There is only 1 hotel: Lotte Arai, with around 350 rooms, so the mountain gets a max of 1000 people on it. That may sound a lot but facilities cope very well. There is no easily accessible town (a shuttle bus to Arai Town) so you are stuck in the resort.

Myoko Snow Sports run a ski school there. So there are English speaking instructors.

There are good facilities for children and the hotel offers daycare.

Summary: expensive but good.

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	Resort	Snow Depth	Temp. (°C)	Wind (km/h)	Weather
	Top Lift:		-12
	Middle Lift:		-9
	Bottom Lift:		-4

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