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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 990 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | |
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38 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 4 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 |
min °C | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
-20 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -16 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -15 | -12 | -7 | |
94 | 93 | 91 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 77 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 250 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
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24 km away from Gala Yuzawa
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It is snowing steadily in Muikamachi Hakkaisan. from Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Gala Yuzawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 50 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | 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 990 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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- Daz from Japan writes:
I went to Gala Yuzawa yesterday and had an awesome time. It was powder-tastic!! They had recieved up to 60cms the previous day and when I rolled into the area on the early morning Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo, it was still puking down. The upper slope of the central area was powder heaven, hardly anyone there and face shots at every turn. I don't know if I lucked out on the weather but the snow was as good as anywhere else I've been. For ease of access from Tokyo, its hard to beat this place, the resort has its own Shinkansen station built into the Base Station. Get on the train in Tokyo and 90 mins later you are slashing up the mountain!! Get off the train, go upstairs get your ticket, change clothes then get on the Gondola......its that easy. On the negative side, 1000 yen for a locker is a bit steep IMO and the same again for the onsen is also a bit much for what is a glorified bath. The runs are a little short and there are some weird flat run outs that are not good for me and my fellow snowboarders BUT the quality of the snow made these all insignificant. Yuzawa is a great area with a big choice of resorts all easily accessed from the Train Station in town....Kagura and Naeba are the heavyweights but the other smaller resorts are definitely worth a day's riding to check out.
Visitor Reviews of Gala Yuzawa
Daz from Japan writes:
I went to Gala Yuzawa yesterday and had an awesome time. It was powder-tastic!! They had recieved up to 60cms the previous day and when I rolled into the area on the early morning Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo, it was still puking down. The upper slope of the central area was powder heaven, hardly anyone there and face shots at every turn. I don't know if I lucked out on the weather but the snow was as good as anywhere else I've been. For ease of access from Tokyo, its hard to beat this place, the resort has its own Shinkansen station built into the Base Station. Get on the train in Tokyo and 90 mins later you are slashing up the mountain!! Get off the train, go upstairs get your ticket, change clothes then get on the Gondola......its that easy. On the negative side, 1000 yen for a locker is a bit steep IMO and the same again for the onsen is also a bit much for what is a glorified bath. The runs are a little short and there are some weird flat run outs that are not good for me and my fellow snowboarders BUT the quality of the snow made these all insignificant. Yuzawa is a great area with a big choice of resorts all easily accessed from the Train Station in town....Kagura and Naeba are the heavyweights but the other smaller resorts are definitely worth a day's riding to check out.
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