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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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Gala Yuzawa at 800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | |
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8 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -7 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -7 | 0 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -1 | -3 | -6 |
-18 | -16 | -18 | -12 | -7 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -7 | -14 | |
90 | 90 | 91 | 70 | 88 | 76 | 81 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 74 | 61 | 91 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 250 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 750 | 200 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).
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Gala Yuzawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 80 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gala Yuzawa at the specific elevation of 800 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gala Yuzawa. 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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Visitor Reviews of Gala Yuzawa
Overall 3.6 Based on 4 votes and 2 reviews
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- Vasu from India writes:
Great place for Sking and site seeing. View from ski spot is excellent with all mountains with snow around. If weather is good, this is an excellent place to visit.
Visitor Reviews of Gala Yuzawa
Vasu from India writes:
Great place for Sking and site seeing. View from ski spot is excellent with all mountains with snow around. If weather is good, this is an excellent place to visit.
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