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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Gorin Kogen at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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light rain | mod. snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | 8 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 0 | -2 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
min °C | 2 | -2 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -8 |
0 | -4 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -10 | -9 | -14 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -8 | |
100 | 99 | 92 | 96 | 93 | 90 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 83 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 72 | 88 | 96 | 87 | 87 | |
2300 | 1450 | 1150 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 600 | 1000 | 0 | 1150 | 1500 | 950 | 1050 | 900 | 250 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Gorin Kogen:
28 km away from Gorin Kogen
37 minutes ago
Continuous light rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
28 km away from Gorin Kogen
1 hour ago
Snow falling on the slopes above Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
45 km away from Gorin Kogen
17 hours agoPartly cloudy at Joetsu Kokusai. Calm. Thaw. No fresh snow. There are some open lifts. The pistes are rocky. Spring-snow conditions off-piste from Joetsu Kokusai
22 km away from Gorin Kogen
23 hours agoThere is heavy snow falling in Pallcall Tsumagoi. from Pallcall Tsumagoi
Gorin Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gorin Kogen at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gorin Kogen. 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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