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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 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 0 | 1 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | 1 | -1 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 |
-4 | -1 | -18 | -20 | -23 | -21 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -7 | |
100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 68 | 73 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 53 | 29 | 53 | 70 | 97 | 98 | 94 | |
2100 | 1250 | 1100 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 600 | 800 | 0 | 1550 | 1600 | 1600 | 900 | 800 | 450 | |
 | 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:
Light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
12 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
1 hour ago
Continuous light rain reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kanayasan
31 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
1 hour agoContinuous light 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
45 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
4 hours ago
Moderately heavy rain is falling in Happo One. Light winds here. About freezing. No new snow. Most lifts are open. Icy pistes. No off-piste snow. from Happo One
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:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Lotte Arai Resort Forecast Snowfall
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 1280 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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- Al Cochrane from Australia writes:
Hit this joint in January 2018 when it was 1 month old. As expected, all the infrastructure was brand spanking. Resort and on-mountain eating are very upmarket. Our one day there was sent from the heavens: deep, deep powder and bluebird for most of the day. Words cannot do the day justice; probably the best single day's skiing of my life and I've been skiing since 1969!! Wow!! Just wow!!
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
Al Cochrane from Australia writes:
Hit this joint in January 2018 when it was 1 month old. As expected, all the infrastructure was brand spanking. Resort and on-mountain eating are very upmarket. Our one day there was sent from the heavens: deep, deep powder and bluebird for most of the day. Words cannot do the day justice; probably the best single day's skiing of my life and I've been skiing since 1969!! Wow!! Just wow!!
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