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Akakura Champion at 1120 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 09 Jan 2026
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
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max °C | -6 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 |
min °C | -7 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | 1 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 |
-11 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -11 | -17 | -22 | -21 | -15 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -13 | |
73 | 79 | 55 | 32 | 34 | 97 | 78 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 76 | 51 | 69 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 83 | |
0 | 450 | 0 | 1050 | 1700 | 1050 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 1350 | 1000 | 0 | 150 | 200 | 0 | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).
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Akakura Champion Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 41 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 2 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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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