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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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Akakura Champion at 1120 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 31 Dec 2025
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mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
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max °C | -2 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -8 |
min °C | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -8 |
-10 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -17 | |
88 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 97 | 96 | 86 | 89 | 94 | |
750 | 200 | 250 | 400 | 150 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 250 | 500 | 0 | 450 | 700 | 300 | 800 | 300 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
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Akakura Champion Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 30 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Akakura Champion at the specific elevation of 1120 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Akakura Champion. 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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