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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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Fortress Mountain at 2499 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | |
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max °C | 0 | 1 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -12 |
-7 | -5 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -21 | |
36 | 39 | 54 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 72 | 85 | 88 | 74 | 73 | 81 | 86 | |
3000 | 850 | 850 | 950 | 800 | 650 | 1400 | 1400 | 1250 | 1600 | 1350 | 1000 | 1350 | 1100 | 550 | 450 | 250 | 0 | |
 | 8:42 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — |
 | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).
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Fortress Mountain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Canada - Alberta are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Fortress Mountain at the specific elevation of 2499 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Fortress Mountain. 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 Canada.
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- rowan harper from Canada writes:
Fortress Mountain is currently open under the title of K-POW cat skiing. They offer private or walk on experiences. Check out K-POW.CA for more info on this experience.
Visitor Reviews of Fortress Mountain
rowan harper from Canada writes:
Fortress Mountain is currently open under the title of K-POW cat skiing. They offer private or walk on experiences. Check out K-POW.CA for more info on this experience.
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