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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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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at 1450 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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max °C | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 |
min °C | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -8 |
-22 | -16 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -28 | -30 | -27 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -20 | |
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0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 300 | 850 | 650 | 350 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:25 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 53 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1450 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area. 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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