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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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Gassan Glacier at 1984 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||
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mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | |
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7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 19 | 18 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -19 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -13 |
min °C | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -15 |
-34 | -36 | -34 | -33 | -32 | -29 | -24 | -26 | -33 | -32 | -35 | -37 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -25 | -31 | |
99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 97 | 78 | 97 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 400 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).
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Latest snow reports near Gassan Glacier:
Gassan Glacier Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 83 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
4.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Gassan Glacier Forecast Snowfall
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Tsukiyama ski area (Gassan) has 10m (33.3ft) snow. by Snow Forecast Admin
Tsukiyama ski area (Gassan) has 10m (33.3ft) snow. by Snow Forecast Admin
Tsukiyama ski area (Gassan) has 10m (33.3ft) snow. by Snow Forecast Admin
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gassan Glacier at the specific elevation of 1984 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gassan Glacier. 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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