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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Ciao Ontake Snow Resort at 2000 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
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max °C | -16 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -10 |
min °C | -17 | -17 | -18 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -13 |
-29 | -27 | -28 | -24 | -21 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -29 | -19 | -16 | -19 | -16 | -18 | -23 | |
88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 84 | 87 | 59 | 39 | 46 | 74 | 95 | 91 | 68 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 250 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 800 | 950 | 0 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
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Ciao Ontake Snow Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ciao Ontake Snow Resort at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ciao Ontake Snow 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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