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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 1181 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | |
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7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 |
min °C | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
-14 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -6 | -12 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | |
91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 94 | 83 | 65 | 47 | 91 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 93 | |
0 | 200 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).
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Latest snow reports near Gala Yuzawa:
3 km away from Gala Yuzawa
9 hours ago
There is heavy snow falling at Ishiuchi Maruyama. from Ishiuchi Maruyama
24 km away from Gala Yuzawa
19 hours agoIt is snowing heavily in Hakkai Sanroku. from Hakkai Sanroku
36 km away from Gala Yuzawa
22 hours agoIt is snowing steadily at Togari Onsen. from Togari Onsen
Gala Yuzawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 80 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 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:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
3.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Gala Yuzawa Forecast Snowfall
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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 1181 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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