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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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Gala Yuzawa at 800 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | clear | heavy snow | |
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6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
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max °C | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 1 | -4 | -5 |
-6 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -12 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -8 | 1 | -4 | -15 | |
92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 84 | 86 | 91 | 78 | 96 | 95 | 72 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 74 | |
200 | 150 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 250 | 500 | 700 | 400 | 950 | 450 | 0 | 200 | 850 | 0 | 1150 | 800 | 450 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
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Gala Yuzawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 48 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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 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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